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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ2.19
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 19 Adapted from N/A

Question

The centre of the Earth is separated from the centre of the Moon by a distance D. Point P lies on a line joining the centre of the Earth and the centre of the Moon, a distance X from the centre of the Earth. The gravitational field strength at P is zero.

What is the ratio \(\frac{{{\text{mass of the Moon}}}}{{{\text{mass of the Earth}}}}\)?

A.  \(\frac{{{{\left( {D - X} \right)}^2}}}{{{X^2}}}\)

B.  \(\frac{{\left( {D - X} \right)}}{X}\)

C.  \(\frac{{{X^2}}}{{{{\left( {D - X} \right)}^2}}}\)

D.  \(\frac{X}{{D - X}}\)

Markscheme

A

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 6: Circular motion and gravitation » 6.2 – Newton’s law of gravitation
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