Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 381: 31a

Answer

The density of Mars to that of the Earth is $~~0.735$

Work Step by Step

The radius of the Earth is $\frac{1.3\times 10^4~km}{2} = 6.5\times 10^3~km$ We can find the volume of the Earth: $V_E = \frac{4}{3}\pi~R^3$ $V_E = \frac{4}{3}\pi~(6.5\times 10^3~km)^3$ $V_E = 1.15\times 10^{12}~km^3$ Let $M_E$ be the mass of the Earth. We can find an expression for the density of the Earth: $\rho_E = \frac{M_E}{V_E} = \frac{M_E}{1.15\times 10^{12}~km^3}$ The radius of Mars is $\frac{6.9\times 10^3~km}{2} = 3.45\times 10^3~km$ We can find the volume of Mars: $V_M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~R^3$ $V_M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~(3.45\times 10^3~km)^3$ $V_M = 1.72\times 10^{11}~km^3$ Let $M_E$ be the mass of the Earth. Then the mass of Mars is $~~0.11~M_E$ We can find an expression for the density of Mars: $\rho_M = \frac{M_M}{V_M} = \frac{0.11~M_E}{1.72\times 10^{11}~km^3}$ We can find the ratio of the density of Mars to that of the Earth: $\frac{\rho_M}{\rho_E} = \frac{\frac{0.11~M_E}{1.72\times 10^{11}~km^3}}{\frac{M_E}{1.15\times 10^{12}~km^3}}$ $\frac{\rho_M}{\rho_E} = \frac{(0.11)(1.15\times 10^{12}~km^3)}{1.72\times 10^{11}~km^3}$ $\frac{\rho_M}{\rho_E} = 0.735$ The density of Mars to that of the Earth is $~~0.735$
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