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Sphere A with mass 70 kg is located at the origin of an xy coordinate system; sphere B with mass 73 kg is located at coordinates ( 0.23 m, 0); sphere C with mass 0.55 kg is located at coordinates ( 0.15 m, 0.14 m). In unit-vector notation, what is the gravitational force on C due to A and B?
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