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: 82

Answer

The angular speed at perihelion is $~~9.24\times 10^{-5}~rad/s$

Work Step by Step

We can find the semimajor axis: $T^2 = \frac{4\pi^2~a^3}{GM}$ $a^3 = \frac{T^2~G~M}{4\pi^2}$ $a = \sqrt[3] {\frac{T^2~G~M}{4\pi^2}}$ $a = \sqrt[3] {\frac{(8.00\times 10^4~s)^2~(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)~(7.00\times 10^{24}~kg)}{4\pi^2}}$ $a = 4.23\times 10^7~m$ We can find the distance from the planet at perihelion: $r_p = 2a-r_a$ $r_p = (2)(4.23\times 10^7~m)-(4.5\times 10^7~m)$ $r_p = 3.96\times 10^7~m$ We can use conservation of angular momentum to find the angular speed at perihelion: $m~v_p~r_p = m~v_a~r_a$ $\omega_p~r_p^2 = \omega_a~r_a^2$ $\omega_p = \frac{\omega_a~r_a^2}{r_p^2}$ $\omega_p = \frac{(7.158\times 10^{-5}~rad/s)~(4.5\times 10^7~m)^2}{(3.96\times 10^7~m)^2}$ $\omega_p = 9.24\times 10^{-5}~rad/s$ The angular speed at perihelion is $~~9.24\times 10^{-5}~rad/s$
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