A rocket with mass 7.00×103 kgkg is in a circular orbit of radius 7.50×106 mm around the earth. The rocket's engines fire for a period of time to increase that radius to 8.80×106 mm, with the orbit again circular.     Part A What is the change in the rocket's kinetic energy? Does the kinetic energy increase or decrease? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the kinetic energy increases and negative value if the kinetic energy decreases.       ΔKΔK = nothingnothing   SubmitRequest Answer Part B What is the change in the rocket's gravitational potential energy? Does the potential energy increase or decrease? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the gravitational potential energy increases and negative value if the gravitational potential energy decreases.       ΔUΔU = nothingnothing   SubmitRequest Answer Part C How much work is done by the rocket engines in changing the orbital radius? Express your answer with the appropriate units.       WW = nothingnothing

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A rocket with mass 7.00×103 kgkg is in a circular orbit of radius 7.50×106 mm around the earth. The rocket's engines fire for a period of time to increase that radius to 8.80×106 mm, with the orbit again circular.
 
 

Part A

What is the change in the rocket's kinetic energy? Does the kinetic energy increase or decrease?
Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the kinetic energy increases and negative value if the kinetic energy decreases.
 
 
 
ΔKΔK =
nothingnothing
 
SubmitRequest Answer

Part B

What is the change in the rocket's gravitational potential energy? Does the potential energy increase or decrease?
Express your answer with the appropriate units. Enter positive value if the gravitational potential energy increases and negative value if the gravitational potential energy decreases.
 
 
 
ΔUΔU =
nothingnothing
 
SubmitRequest Answer

Part C

How much work is done by the rocket engines in changing the orbital radius?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
 
 
 
WW =
nothingnothing
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