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OpenStudy (idku):

Advanced PHYSICS question. SATELLINE in SPACE (((FORCES, ACCELERATIONS etc...)))

OpenStudy (idku):

Scientists want to place a 2700 kg satellite in orbit around Mars. They plan to have the satellite orbit a distance equal to 2.3 times the radius of Mars above the surface of the planet. Here is some information that will help solve this problem: |dw:1442544068910:dw| \(\large \rm m_{mars} = 6.4191 \times 10^{23} kg \) \(\large \rm r_{mars} = 3.397 \times 10^6 m \) \(\large \rm G = 6.67428 \times 10^{-11} {~}(N-m^2)/kg^2 \)

OpenStudy (idku):

1) What is the force of attraction between Mars and the satellite?

OpenStudy (idku):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you may use newton's law of gravity : \[F = G \dfrac{m_1m_2}{r^2}\]

OpenStudy (idku):

G × (2700kg × 6.4191×10\(^{23}\)kg) / (3.397 × 10\(^{6}\)m) and I will plug my G of course...

OpenStudy (idku):

3.41 N is what I get.

OpenStudy (idku):

wrong_:

OpenStudy (idku):

6.67428×10^(-11)• (2700 × 6.4191×10^(23)) / (3.397 × 10^(6)) this is what I plugged into wolfram, and got 3.41

OpenStudy (idku):

oh... I am the dumpest on the planet r^2

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

Yes, and careful, r is the distance between centers of objects

OpenStudy (idku):

Wait so r is not that r_mars ?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

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