mp Mp Two planets orbit each other in stable circular orbits at a distance D =7.06 × 10' km. The planets have masses m, = 8.85 × 1024 kg and Mp = 6.70 × 1025 kg. The center of the lower mass planet, m„, is at the origin. How far along the line joining the two planets is the center of mass of the system? СOM — km Note: You can treat spherical bodies as point masses with all the mass at the center of the sphere. When solving this question, you can assume that all the mass m, is at the origin and all the mass Mp is a distance D away. Part 3) The planets both travel in circular orbits around this center of mass. Use this to calculate the speed of the lower mass planet, m,. U, = m/s

mp Mp Two planets orbit each other in stable circular orbits at a distance D =7.06 × 10' km. The planets have masses m, = 8.85 × 1024 kg and Mp = 6.70 × 1025 kg. The center of the lower mass planet, m„, is at the origin. How far along the line joining the two planets is the center of mass of the system? СOM — km Note: You can treat spherical bodies as point masses with all the mass at the center of the sphere. When solving this question, you can assume that all the mass m, is at the origin and all the mass Mp is a distance D away. Part 3) The planets both travel in circular orbits around this center of mass. Use this to calculate the speed of the lower mass planet, m,. U, = m/s

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter10: Systems Of Particles And Conservation Of Momentum

Section10.3: Center Of Mass Revisited

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