Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 383: 67e

Answer

The period is $~~93~$ minutes.

Work Step by Step

In part (c), we found that the orbital radius is $~~6.79\times 10^6~m$ We can find the speed: $K = \frac{1}{2}mv^2 = \frac{GMm}{2r}$ $v^2 = \frac{GM}{r}$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}}$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)(5.98\times 10^{24}~kg)}{6.79\times 10^6~m}}$ $v = 7660~m/s$ We can find the period: $T = \frac{2\pi~r}{v}$ $T = \frac{(2\pi)~(6.79\times 10^6~m)}{7660~m/s}$ $T = 5569.6~s$ $T = 93~min$ The period is $~~93~$ minutes.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.