Problem 05.090 - Moving a satellite around Earth-DEPENDENT MULTI-PART PROBLEM - ASSIGN ALL PARTS A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at an altitude of 35,772 km above Earth's surface. The satellite is in geosynchronous orbit. In the below figure, the satellite moves counterclockwise (ABCDA). (State directions in terms of the x- and y-axes.) The radius of Earth is 6371 km. Y B A C Earth D OD Problem 05.090.b-2-Direction of the satellite's average velocity What is the direction of the satellite's average velocity for one quarter of an orbit, starting at A and ending at B? Enter the answer in degrees where negative indicates an angle below-x-axis and positive indicates an angle above-x-axis.

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Problem 05.090 - Moving a satellite around Earth-DEPENDENT MULTI-PART PROBLEM - ASSIGN ALL
PARTS
A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at an altitude of 35,772 km above Earth's surface. The satellite is
in geosynchronous orbit. In the below figure, the satellite moves counterclockwise (ABCDA). (State directions in terms of
the x- and y-axes.) The radius of Earth is 6371 km.
Y B
A
C
Earth
D
OD
Problem 05.090.b-2-Direction of the satellite's average velocity
What is the direction of the satellite's average velocity for one quarter of an orbit, starting at A and ending at B? Enter the answer in
degrees where negative indicates an angle below-x-axis and positive indicates an angle above-x-axis.
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 05.090 - Moving a satellite around Earth-DEPENDENT MULTI-PART PROBLEM - ASSIGN ALL PARTS A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at an altitude of 35,772 km above Earth's surface. The satellite is in geosynchronous orbit. In the below figure, the satellite moves counterclockwise (ABCDA). (State directions in terms of the x- and y-axes.) The radius of Earth is 6371 km. Y B A C Earth D OD Problem 05.090.b-2-Direction of the satellite's average velocity What is the direction of the satellite's average velocity for one quarter of an orbit, starting at A and ending at B? Enter the answer in degrees where negative indicates an angle below-x-axis and positive indicates an angle above-x-axis.
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