In the figure, two satellites, A and B, both of mass m = 36.8 kg, move in the same circular orbit of radius r = 7210 km around Earth (mass MẸ = 5.98×1024 kg) but in opposite senses of rotation and therefore on a collision course. (a) Find the total mechanical energy Ea+ EB of the two satellites + Earth system before the collision. (b) If the collision is completely inelastic so that the wreckage remains as one piece of tangled material (mass = 2m), find the total mechanical energy immediately after the collision. (c) Just after the collision, is the wreckage falling directly toward Earth's center or orbiting around Earth? B Earth

In the figure, two satellites, A and B, both of mass m = 36.8 kg, move in the same circular orbit of radius r = 7210 km around Earth (mass MẸ = 5.98×1024 kg) but in opposite senses of rotation and therefore on a collision course. (a) Find the total mechanical energy Ea+ EB of the two satellites + Earth system before the collision. (b) If the collision is completely inelastic so that the wreckage remains as one piece of tangled material (mass = 2m), find the total mechanical energy immediately after the collision. (c) Just after the collision, is the wreckage falling directly toward Earth's center or orbiting around Earth? B Earth

College Physics

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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