Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 383: 68g

Answer

To find the period, we use Eq. $13-34$ but replace $r$ with $a .$ The result is $$T=\sqrt{\frac{4 \pi^{2} a^{3}}{G M}}=\sqrt{\frac{4 \pi^{2}\left(6.63 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m}\right)^{3}}{\left(6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}^{2}+\mathrm{kg}\right)\left(5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{kg}\right)}}$$$$=5.37 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{s} \approx 89.5 \mathrm{min} .$$

Work Step by Step

To find the period, we use Eq. $13-34$ but replace $r$ with $a .$ The result is $$T=\sqrt{\frac{4 \pi^{2} a^{3}}{G M}}=\sqrt{\frac{4 \pi^{2}\left(6.63 \times 10^{6} \mathrm{m}\right)^{3}}{\left(6.67 \times 10^{-11} \mathrm{m}^{3} / \mathrm{s}^{2}+\mathrm{kg}\right)\left(5.98 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{kg}\right)}}$$$$=5.37 \times 10^{3} \mathrm{s} \approx 89.5 \mathrm{min} .$$
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