Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Circular Motion; Gravitation - Problems - Page 134: 35

Answer

The mass of Mars is $6.5 \times 10^{23} ~kg$

Work Step by Step

$\frac{GmM}{r^2} = 0.38mg$ $\frac{GM}{r^2} = 0.38g$ $M = \frac{(0.38g)(r^2)}{G}$ $M = \frac{(0.38)(9.80 ~m/s^2)(3.4 \times 10^6 ~m)^2}{6.67 \times 10^{-11} ~N\cdot m^2/kg^2}$ $M = 6.5 \times 10^{23} ~kg$ The mass of Mars is $6.5 \times 10^{23} ~kg$
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