What sort of force would be needed to push the moon out of its orbit around the Earth?

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What sort of force would be needed to push the moon out of its orbit around the Earth?

What sort of force would be needed to push the moon out of its orbit around the Earth? Thinking Face

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F=MA M=mass of moon. A=change in velocity per second. Thus, to push the moon into the earth, 1 Newton of force applied over nearly infinite time would yield nearly infinite acceleration. The right question is how much energy would be required. Express this in Newton-meters per second. V(i) = Start with orbital velocity of the moon V(f) = 0 (stop the moon, it will fall gravitationally into the Earth).

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