Question

So the average speed of a shuttle is 17,300 mi/h. Determine the time required for it to circle Earth. Consider the fact that the shuttle is orbiting about 170 mi above the Earth's surface and assume that the Earth's radius is 3,963 miles.

Answer 1

So i understand that in order to find the time, you use the formula:
average velocity= total distance/total time

And then I adjusted it in order to find t (time), so:
delta(t)=delta(x)/average velocity

I plug in the numbers but I keep getting it wrong for some reason. :(

Answer 2

@jalega31
What value are you substituting for "...delta(x)..." ??