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document.write( "The easiest way to do it is to use proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "where indexes / (subscripts) M and E  mean the Moon  and  the Earth, respectively.\r\n" );
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document.write( "and calculate it on your own by any way.\r\n" );
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