A body is taken from the surface of the earth to the moon. The weight of the body will become zero a

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A body is taken from the surface of the earth to the moon. The weight of the body will become zero at a point where force of attraction due to\

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As we go from the earth to the moon the force due to the earth decreases. The force due to the moon increases. At one point N the two forces will be equal and opposite. So the net force will be zero. Weight will be zero. At the null point N\ $\frac{\mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{d}_{1}^{2}}=\frac{\mathrm{Gm}}{\mathrm{d}_{2}^{2}}$\