Many people mistakenly believe that astronauts who orbit Earth are “above gravity." Calculate g for space shuttle territory, 200 km above Earth's surface. Earth's mass is 6.0 × 10²4 kg, and its radius is 6.38 X 106 m (6380 km). Your answer is what percentage of 9.8 m/s²? Remember that g is the gravitational acceleration, which you can find from Newton's 2nd law a Thus, m G Mearth m d² m Fg Mearth G- d %3| m -11 m³ where G = 6.67 × 10 kg s? Once you compute g using the equation above you can find what percentage of 9.8 m/s² that is by doing 9.8 82 х 100 т

Many people mistakenly believe that astronauts who orbit Earth are “above gravity." Calculate g for space shuttle territory, 200 km above Earth's surface. Earth's mass is 6.0 × 10²4 kg, and its radius is 6.38 X 106 m (6380 km). Your answer is what percentage of 9.8 m/s²? Remember that g is the gravitational acceleration, which you can find from Newton's 2nd law a Thus, m G Mearth m d² m Fg Mearth G- d %3| m -11 m³ where G = 6.67 × 10 kg s? Once you compute g using the equation above you can find what percentage of 9.8 m/s² that is by doing 9.8 82 х 100 т

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

5th Edition

ISBN:9780534408961

Author:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Publisher:Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion

Chapter10: Motion In A Noninertial Reference Frame

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 10.12P

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