Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition (Schaum's Outlines)
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ISBN: 9781259587399
Author: Eugene Hecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9, Problem 40SP

(a)

To determine

The orbital radius of the satellite thatis rotating in a circular orbit at an altitude of 3185.5 km given that the radius of Earth is 6371 km and the acceleration due to gravity at that altitude is 4.36 m/s2.

(b)

To determine

The speed of the satellite thatis rotating in a circular orbit at an altitude of 3185.5 km given that the radius of Earth is 6371 km and the acceleration due to gravity at that altitude is 4.36 m/s2.

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