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A body A of mass \( \class{brown}{m} \) (for example earth) is attracted by two other bodies:
- Body of mass \( \class{brown}{m_1} \) (for example sun) exerts an attractive force \( \boldsymbol{F}_1 \) on body A.
- Body of mass \( \class{brown}{m_2} \) (for example moon) exerts an attractive force \( \boldsymbol{F}_2 \) on body A.
The total attractive force \( \boldsymbol{F}_{\text g} \) is the vectorial sum of the two attractive forces.
