The acceleration of moon with respect to earth is $0.0027 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}$ and the acce

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The acceleration of moon with respect to earth is $0.0027 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}$ and the acceleration of an apple falling on earth's surface is about $10 \mathrm{~m} \mathrm{~s}^{-2}$. Assume that the radius of the moon is one fourth of the earth's radius. If the moon is stopped for an instant and then released, it will fall towards the earth. The acceleration of the moon just before it strikes the earth is

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