Applied Physics (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN: 9780134159386

Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 11, Problem 10RP

If an 85.0-kg astronaut in a space shuttle orbits the earth 362 km above sea level, what is the amount of gravitational force between the astronaut and the earth?

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Applied Physics (11th Edition)

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