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Given information
It is given that the masses are
the mean distances of the four planets from the Sun are and
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
the value of the Earth's mass
The distances between the Earth and all of the planets in this problem can be computed using the following differences from Table on page of this book:
The distances between the Earth and Venus,
The distances between the Earth and Jupiter,
The distances between the Earth and Saturn,
The Earth is being pulled towards the Sun by Venus, while Jupiter and Saturn are tugging it away from the Sun by Jupiter and Saturn. As a result, total force directed toward the Sun is
and the total force dragging the Sun away is
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