Some people believe that the Moon controls their activities. The Moon moves from being directly on...

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Some people believe that the Moon controls their activities. TheMoon moves from being directly on the opposite side of Earth fromyou to be being directly overhead. Assume that the Earth-Moon(center-to-center) distance is 3.82 ✕ 108 m and Earth's radius is6.37 ✕ 106 m. (a) By what percent does the Moon's gravitationalpull on you increase? % (b) By what percent does your weight (asmeasured on a scale) decrease?

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