Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 33 - Electromagnetic Waves - Problems - Page 1002: 24

Answer

$A = 9.7\times 10^5~m^2$

Work Step by Step

Let $r$ be the distance of the spaceship from the sun. We can equate the two equations for force to find the required area $A$: $\frac{2IA}{c} = \frac{G~M_s~M}{r^2}$ $\frac{2PA}{4\pi~r^2~c} = \frac{G~M_s~M}{r^2}$ $A = \frac{2\pi~c~G~M_s~M}{P}$ $A = \frac{(2\pi)~(3.0\times 10^8~m/s)~(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)~(2.0\times 10^{30}~kg)~(1500~kg)}{3.90\times 10^{26}~W}$ $A = 9.7\times 10^5~m^2$
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