Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
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Chapter 4 - Dynamics: Newton's Laws of Motion - Questions - Page 99: 12

Answer

Yes.

Work Step by Step

The Earth has a mass about $10^{25}$ greater than the object, and it accelerates, but for all practical purposes, the resulting motion of the Earth is not detectable.
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