A satellite similar to the Tethered Satellite in the figure below has a mass of 550 kg and is at the end of a 19.2 km long, 2.20 mm diameter cable with the tensile strength of steel. ASK YOUR TEACHI Tethered Satellite Bearth Return path through ionosphere (a) How much does the cable stretch (in m) if a 104 N force is exerted to pull the satellite in? (Assume the satellite and shuttle are at the same altitude above the Earth. Young's modulus for steel is 210 x 10° N/m2.) m (b) What is the effective force constant of the cable (in N/m)? N/m (c) How much energy (in J) is stored in it when stretched by the 104 N force?

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A satellite similar to the Tethered Satellite in the figure below has a mass of 550 kg and is at the end of a 19.2 km long, 2.20 mm diameter cable with the tensile strength of steel.
Tethered Satellite
Bearth
V
Return
path x
through
ionosphere
(a) How much does the cable stretch (in m) if a 104 N force is exerted to pull the satellite in? (Assume the satellite and shuttle are at the same altitude above the Earth. Young's modulus for steel is 210 x 109 N/m2.)
m
(b) What is the effective force constant of the cable (in N/m)?
N/m
(c) How much energy (in J) is stored in it when stretched by the 104 N force?
Transcribed Image Text:ASK YOUR TEACHE A satellite similar to the Tethered Satellite in the figure below has a mass of 550 kg and is at the end of a 19.2 km long, 2.20 mm diameter cable with the tensile strength of steel. Tethered Satellite Bearth V Return path x through ionosphere (a) How much does the cable stretch (in m) if a 104 N force is exerted to pull the satellite in? (Assume the satellite and shuttle are at the same altitude above the Earth. Young's modulus for steel is 210 x 109 N/m2.) m (b) What is the effective force constant of the cable (in N/m)? N/m (c) How much energy (in J) is stored in it when stretched by the 104 N force?
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