Physics: Principles with Applications (7th Edition)

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Chapter 8 - Rotational Motion - General Problems - Page 228: 93

Answer

27 h.

Work Step by Step

The spaceship applies a torque on the asteroid, changing the direction of its angular momentum. Torque is the time rate of change of angular momentum. $$\tau=\frac{\Delta L}{\Delta t}\approx\frac{L \Delta \theta}{\Delta t}$$ $$\Delta t=\frac{\Delta L}{\tau}=\frac{I \omega \Delta \theta}{Fr}$$ $$\Delta t=\frac{0.4mr^2 \omega \Delta \theta}{Fr}=\frac{0.4mr \omega \Delta \theta}{F}$$ $$ \Delta t =\frac{0.4(2.25\times10^{10}kg)(123m) (8 \pi rad/86400s) ((5.0/360)2 \pi rad)}{285N}$$ $$ \Delta t =9.860\times10^{4}s=27h$$
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