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PROBLEM 1. To get an idea of the size and direction of the tidal force,
consider that the average earth-moon distance is R = 3.82108 m and the
average radius of the earth is r = 6.37106 m, so that R = 60r. If we
let r = 1, then R = 60. Substitute these quantities into
-[R - r cos ]
1
r sin
.
aM = -GM [r2 + R2 - 2rR cos ]3/2
+
i + [r2 + R2 - 2rR cos ]3/2 j ,
R2
and show that
aM =
GM
60 - cos
1
[3601 - 120 cos ]3/2 -3600
sin
.
i +[3601 - 120 cos ]3/2 j .
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