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Old 06-05-2009, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by topsquark View Post
What have you been able to do with them?

For example, the first and second problems deal with circular motion with a constant speed. So it's a good bet that the centripetal force will come into play. In this case there is only one force on Uranus (gravity) so that must be the net force. Thus
[LaTeX Error: Can't write to directory]

[LaTeX Error: Can't write to directory]

Which leads to
[LaTeX Error: Can't write to directory]

Now that you have [LaTeX Error: Can't write to directory] the rest is simple. Just find T:
[LaTeX Error: Can't write to directory]

Try that on problem 2 and let us know where you are with the other problems.

-Dan


For #5 [Ta/Tb]^2 = [ra/rb]^3 ??
For #4 find r by adding the height of satellite to earth radius first, then solve for period using your formula for #2&3 ??
For 3#3 - i have no idea where to start
For #6 & #7 is it like #5?
For #8 - i have no clue
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