How would I calculate how much work is required to push the moon into orbit form the earth? The spicifics are:

Moon’s Mass:
73476730900000000000000Kg

Moon’s Radius:
1737400m

Earth’s Mass:
5972000000000000000000000Kg

Earth’s Radius:
6371000m

Both are Circles so the center of mass is at the center.

Distance between both centers of mass:
8108400m

Gravity of earth:
9.8ms^-2

Speed of the moon in orbit:
1023.05ms
Our equations are:

F=GmM/(r2)

were m and M are the masses, G is the gravity, and r is the distance between centers of mass

Work=F*distance

Question

How would I calculate how much work is required to push the moon into orbit form the earth? The spicifics are:

Moon’s Mass:
73476730900000000000000Kg

Moon’s Radius:
1737400m

Earth’s Mass:
5972000000000000000000000Kg

Earth’s Radius:
6371000m

Both are Circles so the center of mass is at the center.

Distance between both centers of mass:
8108400m

Gravity of earth:
9.8ms^-2

Speed of the moon in orbit:
1023.05ms
Our equations are:

F=GmM/(r2)

were m and M are the masses, G is the gravity, and r is the distance between centers of mass

Work=F*distance

tylerd · Answer

fun problem.....

anonymous · Answer

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