(a) What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of planet X? (b) An interstellar astronaut lands on the equator of this planet and finds that his apparent weight matches his weight on Earth. What is the period of rotation of planet X?

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A: Given: Altitude h : 370 km Mass of Earth ME : 5.976×1024 kg Radius of Earth RE : 6.378 ×106 m

Q: You are designing a spacecraft intended to monitor a human expedition to Mars (mass 6.42 * 10^23 kg,…

A: Given: Mass=6.42×1023 kgRadius=3.39×106 mOrbitalperiod, T=24.66 h=24.66×60×60 s

Q: Astronomical observations of our Milky Way galaxy indicate that it has a mass of about 8.0 x 10…

A: (a) orbital period of the star T=2πr3GM=2π6.0×104 ly39.461×1015 m1 ly36.67×10-11…

Q: A satellite is launched to orbit the Earth at an altitude of 3.35 x 10' m for use in the Global…

A: (a) Let r denotes the Earth’s radius, h denotes the satellite’s altitude, M denotes the Earth’s…

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Q: Zorch, an archenemy of Superman, decides to slow Earth's rotation to once per 27 h by exerting a…

A: Radius of earth, R=6.38×106m Mass of earth, M=5.98×1024kg  Now, torque, Torque applied =F× R…

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A: If a bicyclist travel through an unbanked track of radius R with a velocity V and mus be the…

Q: A space station in a science fiction novel consist of a circular tube that will rotate about its…

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Q: (a) Suppose that your measured weight at the equator is one-half your measured weight at the pole on…

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Q: An intergalactic spaceship arrives at a distant planet that rotates on its axis with a period of T.…

A: Write the given values of the problem- T=26 hours R=2.1×108 m

Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet (a planet of a star other than the Sun) that has an orbital period…

A: According to Kepler’s third law, T2=4π2GMa3 Solve the above equation fora   a=T2GM4π23

Q: A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits a radio beam the w receive a radio pulse for…

A: Torque is a unit of measurement for the force required to rotate an object around an axis. Torque…

Q: A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits a radio beam the way a lighthouse emits a…

A: Given Period of rotation for pulsar = T = 0.0985 s Increase rate = 7.64 x 10-8 s/y To find out…

Q: A planet with a mass of 7.5 × 1025 kg moves around a 9.5 × 1031 kg star in a perfectly  circular…

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Q: A satellite is placed in a circular orbit with a radius of 1 x 10^7 m and a period of 9.9 x 10^3 s.…

A: Given, radius of the circular orbit, r = 1×107 m period of the satellite, T = 9.9×103 s

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Q: An artificial satellite is in a circular orbit 6.50 × 10² km from the surface of a planet of radius…

A: Given data: The distance between satellite and planet is, d= 6.50×102 km=6.50×105 m The radius of…

Q: A  satellite is placed in orbit about a planet that has a radius of 6 x 106 m, mass = 6 x 1024 kg.…

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Q: Consider a hypothetical extrasolar world, planet X, that has 2 times the radius of the Earth and 1.6…

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Q: What is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of Mars? The mass of Mars is 6.42 ✕ 1023 kg…

A: the acceleration due to gravity can be expressed as g=GMR2

Q: A satellite is launched to orbit the Earth at an altitude of 2.45 x 107 m for use in the Global…

A: (a) The orbital period of the GPS satellite can be determined as, Here, G, M, r and h represent…

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Q: Consider a hypothetical extra­solar world, planet X, that has 2.3 times the radius of the Earth and…

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Q: Communications satellites are placed in a circular orbit where they stay directly over a fixed point…

A: A) We know that the period of a satellite in a geosynchronous orbit is equal to the period of earth,…

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Q: A 2750 kg satellite used in a cellular telephone network is in a circular orbit at a height of 760…

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Q: If the legendary apple of Newton could be released from rest on the surface of a neutron star with a…

A: Write a given values of this question. M=1.6×1.99×1030kgdr=2×3.5cm=0.070mr=18km=18000m

Q: A 2000. kg satellite is put into a circular orbit around the earth (mass = 6.00 X 1024 kg). If the…

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Q: A newly discovered planet is in a circular orbit around a distant star with an orbital period of 325…

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Q: A woman whose weight is 680 N on the Earth’s surface is in a spacecraft at an altitude above the…

A: Weight, W = 680 N  Weight in the spacecraft, W' = ?

Q: Your answer is partially correct. A pulsar is a rapidly rotating neutron star that emits a radio…

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Q: The gas-giant planet Rom (mass 5.7⨯1026 kg) goes around the star Galla (mass 2.0⨯1030 kg) in a…

A: Part (i) The centripetal force for circular motion of Rom around Galla is provided by, Here M is…

Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet (a planet of a star other than the Sun) that has an orbital period…

A: Using Kepler’s third law T2=4π2r3GMr=T2GM4π21/3

Q: A satellite in geostationary orbit (also called synchronous orbit) appears to remain stationary in…

A: The geosynchronous satellites have an orbital period that is equal to the period of rotation of a…

Q: A space exploration program proposes to make artificial gravity on a space station that looks like a…

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Q: A synchronous satellite, which always remains above the same point on a planet's equator, is put in…

A: Given: Time taken by a Jupiter to rotate once is 9.84 h. Known: Radius of the Jupiter is 6.99×107 m.…

Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet, a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, that has an orbital…

A: The orbital period of a planet is, The planet’s mass is,

Q: You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system. Prior to landing on a planet you…

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Q: An exotic planet Vogsphere is known to have a mass that is 1/81 that of the Earth and a radius 0.25…

A: The escape velocity of earth, ve=2GMr the escape velocity of the exotic planet,…

Q: Astronomers discover an exoplanet, a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun, that has an orbital…

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