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 384: 80a

Answer

$T = \sqrt{\frac{3\pi}{G~\rho}}$

Work Step by Step

We can find an expression for the mass $M$: $\rho = \frac{M}{V}$ $M = V~\rho$ $M = \frac{4}{3}\pi~R^3~\rho$ Let $m$ be the mass of some material at the equator. Suppose that the gravitational force is equal in magnitude to the centripetal force. We can find an expression for the speed $v$ of a point at the equator: $\frac{GMm}{R^2} = \frac{mv^2}{R}$ $v^2 = \frac{GM}{R}$ $v^2 = \frac{G(\frac{4}{3}\pi~R^3~\rho)}{R}$ $v^2 = \frac{4G\pi~R^2~\rho}{3}$ $v = \sqrt{\frac{4G\pi~R^2~\rho}{3}}$ We can find the period: $T = \frac{distance}{speed}$ $T = \frac{2\pi~R}{\sqrt{\frac{4G\pi~R^2~\rho}{3}}}$ $T = \frac{\sqrt{12\pi^2~R^2}}{\sqrt{4G\pi~R^2~\rho}}$ $T = \sqrt{\frac{12\pi^2~R^2}{4G\pi~R^2~\rho}}$ $T = \sqrt{\frac{3\pi}{G~\rho}}$
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