Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32162-592-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-32162-592-2

Chapter 5 - Circular Motion; Gravitation - Problems - Page 135: 58

Answer

Icarus' average distance from the Sun is $ 1.62\times 10^8 ~km$

Work Step by Step

$(\frac{s_I}{s_E})^3 = (\frac{T_I}{T_E})^2$ $(\frac{s_I}{s_E}) = (\frac{T_I}{T_E})^{2/3}$ We know that $T_I=410d$ and $T_E=365d$: $(\frac{s_I}{s_E}) = (\frac{410 ~d}{365 ~d})^{2/3}$ $(\frac{s_I}{s_E}) = (1.12)^{2/3}$ $(\frac{s_I}{s_E}) = 1.08$ $s_I = 1.08\times s_E$ $s_I = (1.08)(1.50\times 10^8 ~km)$ $s_I = 1.62\times 10^8 ~km$ Therefore, Icarus' average distance from the Sun is $ 1.62\times 10^8 ~km$
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