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Author Question: The planet Venus requires 225 days to orbit the sun, which has a mass M = 1.99 1030 kg, in an ... (Read 29 times)

Evvie72

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The planet Venus requires 225 days to orbit the sun, which has a mass M = 1.99  1030 kg, in an almost circular trajectory. Calculate the radius of the orbit and the orbital speed of Venus as it circles the sun.

Question 2

When a falling meteor is at a distance above the Earth's surface of 3 times the Earth's radius, what is its acceleration due to the Earth's gravity?


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Reply #1 on: Jul 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

1.08  1011 m, 34.9 km/s

Answer to Question 2

0.613 m/s2


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