Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 12 - Gravity - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 411: 38

Answer

$m=1.91\times 10^{30}Kg$

Work Step by Step

In the given scenario $F_{gravity}=F_{centripetal}$ $\implies \frac{Gm^2}{d^2}=m\frac{v^2}{r}$ (as given that $m_A=m_B$) This simplifies to: $m=\frac{d^2v^2}{rG}$ substituting $v=\frac{\pi d}{T}$, we obtain: $m=\frac{2d}{G}(\frac{\pi d}{T})^2$ $m=\frac{2\pi^2d^3}{GT^2}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $m=\frac{2\pi^2(3.45\times 10^{12})^3}{6.67\times 10^{-11}(2.52\times 10^9)^2}$ $m=1.91\times 10^{30}Kg$
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