Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321993724
Author: Richard Wolfson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 5, Problem 24E
Suppose the Moon were held in its orbit not by gravity but by tension in a massless cable. Estimate the magnitude of the cable tension. (Hint: Sec Appendix E.)
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