Please answer the questions which match to specific points in the derivation.  Assume an object of mass ‘m’ is orbiting an object of mass ‘M’ Assume no friction, air resistance, or space debris. Fnet is substituted for FG. What does this mean about how many forces are acting on the mass ‘m’? ‘a’ is substituted out for ac. What does variable ac represent? What does this mean about the motion of the mass ‘m’?  ‘m’ is cancelled out in this step. What does this mean “in real life” for this quantity?

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Please answer the questions which match to specific points in the derivation. 

  • Assume an object of mass ‘m’ is orbiting an object of mass ‘M’
  • Assume no friction, air resistance, or space debris.
  1. Fnet is substituted for FG. What does this mean about how many forces are acting on the mass ‘m’?
  2. ‘a’ is substituted out for ac. What does variable ac represent? What does this mean about the motion of the mass ‘m’? 
  3. ‘m’ is cancelled out in this step. What does this mean “in real life” for this quantity?
Deriving Kepler's 3r Law
-assume an objectof mass m is orbiting an object
of muss M
- assume no Frie kiom , cir resis bnce, or spae debris
Fast
- ma
net
GM. 4n??²
FG
- ma
r
GMm
=ma
GMm
-ma
T? GM =
GMm
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GM
GM
GM
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- (주)
GM
Transcribed Image Text:Deriving Kepler's 3r Law -assume an objectof mass m is orbiting an object of muss M - assume no Frie kiom , cir resis bnce, or spae debris Fast - ma net GM. 4n??² FG - ma r GMm =ma GMm -ma T? GM = GMm my? GM GM GM V= ㅜ - (주) GM
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