The Moon travels in a 3.8×105km radius orbit about Earth. Earth's mass is 5.97×1024kg. Determine the period TT for one Moon orbit about Earth using Newton's law of universal gravitation and Newton's second law.

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A: Height of Mars orbiter above the Martial surface: h = 35000 m Mass of Mars: Mm = 6.42 x 1023 kg…

Q: A satellite is orbiting around a planet in a circular orbit. The radius of the orbit, measured from…

A: R=1.8×107 mM=4.8×1024 kg From the conservation of energy, 12mv2=GMm2R, here G is gravitational…

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Q: there is satellite orbits around a planet with a mass of 8.0x10*26 kg in a circular radius of 2.0 x…

A: Given data: The mass of the planet is, m= 8.0 x 1026 kg The radius of the circular orbit is, r= 2.0…

Q: 1.71 x 106 m Physics Student 70 kg Мon g. 7.34 x 1022 kg (on surface) 6.98 x 107 m (on surface)…

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A: The mass of the Venus,   The diameter of the Venus,   The radius of the Venus,

Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 1.72 x 10° m. (a) Find the…

A: The time period of orbit is given as T=2πr3GM…

Q: A particular satellite was placed in a circular orbit about 228 mi above Earth. (a) Determine the…

A: Given: Radius of orbit of satellite above earth surface = 228 mi. = 366.93 km.

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A: At Earth’s surface,

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A: Let us consider the escape velocity to be vesc. The required  velocity to cross a distance equal to…

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Q: Planet Roton, with a mass of 9.00 x 1024 kg and a radius of 3600 km, gravitationally attracts a…

A: Given that the value of mass of the planet rotton and also given the radius. Then We have to…

Q: A 2210 kg space station orbits Earth at an altitude of 5.35 × 10° m. Find the magnitude of the force…

A: Given data :            Mass of space station, ms = 2210 kg            Height from the surface of…

Q: Jupiter has a mass approximately 300 times greater than Earth's and a radius about 11 times greater.…

A: The gravitational acceleration at the surface of Jupiter, gJupiter=Fm=GMJupiterRJupiter2…

Q: NASA is expected to send a 2600-kg satellite 450 km above the earth’s surface. Radius is 6.83x106 m…

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Q: What is the magnitude of the gravitational field at Earth's center?

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Q: Calculate the value of acceleration due to gravity on the surface of moon. Given mass of the moon…

A: Introduction: Acceleration due to gravity  is the attraction felt an object falling towards planet.…

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A: Given Data: The mass of Mars is, M=6.417×1023 kg The radius of Mars is, R=3390 km The rotation…

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Q: What is the gravitational field intensity at a distance of 8.4 x 107 m from the centre of Earth?

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Q: Calculate the gravitational acceleration on the surface of a planet that has ½ the mass of the Earth…

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Q: On a planet whose radius is 1.80 × 104 km, the acceleration due to gravity is 16.5 m/s?. What is the…

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Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 3.82 x 106 m. (a) Find the…

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Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 4.00  106 m. (a) Find the…

A: The radius of the orbit is: (a) From Kepler’s law, the expression for the period of the orbit is:…

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Q: The sun has a mass of 1.99 X 10 ^30 kg and has a radius of 693600 km.  What is the acceleration due…

A: The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the sun is,

Q: An object has a weight W when it is on the surface of a planet of radius R. What will be the…

A: Recall F=GMm/R2Where M mass of planet, m is mass of object and R is radius of the planet.

Q: The radius of earth is 6.37x10^6m. its mean density is 5.5x10^3kg/m3 and G is 6.66x10^-11Nm^2/kg^2.…

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Q: 10. What is the period (in hours) of a satellite circling Mars 100 km above the planet's surface?…

A: (given) Mass of mars = 6.42×1023 kg Radius = 3.40×106 m Gravitational constant (G) =6.673×10-11N…

Q: A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of 4.00 x 106 m. (a) Find the…

A: Given, A satellite is in a circular orbit around the Earth at an altitude of, h = 4.00×106 m radius…

Q: At what altitude aboye Earth's surface would the gravitational acceleration be 1.40 m/s2? (Take the…

A: Given information:- Acceleration due to gravity an the given altitude is g'=1.40 m/s2. Radius of the…

Q: Suppose a spacecraft orbits the moon in a very low, circular orbit, just a few hundred meters above…

A: The time taken by the space craft is  T = 2πrg

Q: A satellite of Mars, called Phobos, has an orbital radius of 9.4 ✕ 106 m and a period of 2.8 ✕ 104…

A: The time period for photos is given as,

Q: 14. A planet of radius 7.0 ×10' m has a gravitational field strength of 68 N/kg at its surface. What…

A: 14. The free fall gravity is equal to the centripetal acceleration is, g=acg=v2r…

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Newton's First Law of Motion

If a very smooth ball is rolled down an inclined surface with zero friction, the ball will continue to roll indefinitely for an infinite time, in an attempt to reach to the same height on the opposite hill!