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Transcribed Image Text:7. Two moons are a distance 2r from each other. One moon has mass 2m, and the
other moon has mass 4m. What is the gravitational potential energy of the two-moon
system?
4Gm2
a.
4Gm?
b.
8Gm?
C.
2Gm
d.
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