What is the ratio of the gravitational pull of the sun on the moon to that of the earth on the moon? (assume the distance of the
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The change in potential energy of an object is given by
where
m is the mass of the object
g is the gravitational acceleration
is the increase in altitude of the object
In our problem,
is the mass of the book, 
and
is the increase in altitude of the book, so its variation of potential energy is
where
m is the mass of the object
g is the gravitational acceleration
In our problem,