A 1500 kg car drives around a banked curve at 25 m/s with a radius of curvature of 450 m. At what angle is the curve ideally banked? Would the angle be different for a more massive vehicle? A satellite that orbits the earth in exactly 24 hours is called a geosynchronous orbit. Given that the mass of the earth is 5.97 x 1024 kg and the orbital period of the satellite is 24 hours. Calculate the radius of the orbit. Then using the radius of the earth to be 6.378 x 106 m, calculate how far above the earth's surface the satellite should orbit.

A 1500 kg car drives around a banked curve at 25 m/s with a radius of curvature of 450 m. At what angle is the curve ideally banked? Would the angle be different for a more massive vehicle? A satellite that orbits the earth in exactly 24 hours is called a geosynchronous orbit. Given that the mass of the earth is 5.97 x 1024 kg and the orbital period of the satellite is 24 hours. Calculate the radius of the orbit. Then using the radius of the earth to be 6.378 x 106 m, calculate how far above the earth's surface the satellite should orbit.

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter3: Motion In Two Dimensions

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Problem 27P: The astronaut orbiting the Earth in Figure P3.27 is preparing to dock with a Westar VI satellite....

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