Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
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Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 380: 21

Answer

$M=5\times 10^{24}Kg$

Work Step by Step

We know that: $g=a_g-{\omega}^2R$ When $g=0$, then $0=a_g-{\omega}^2R$ But we also know that $a_g=\frac{GM}{R^2}$. Thus, by substitution, the above equation becomes $0=\frac{GM}{R^2}-{\omega^2R}$ Rearranging this equation, $M=\frac{R^3{\omega^2}}{G}$ $\omega=2{\pi}\frac{rad}{s}$ We then plug in the known values to obtain: $M=\frac{(20000)^3\times (2{\pi)^2} }{6.67\times 10^{-11}}$ $M=4.7\times 10^{24}$ $M=5\times 10^{24}Kg$
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