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Chapter13: Universal Gravitation

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Problem 14P: (a) Given that the period of the Moons orbit about the Earth is 27.32 days and the nearly constant...

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A moon of Saturn takes 0.94 days to orbit at a distance of 1.9 ✕ 10⁵ km from the center of the planet. What is the total mass (in kg) of Saturn plus the moon?

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