Question 1 of 32 For a satellite to orbit Earth at a constant distance, its centripetal acceleration must be equal to Earth's gravitational acceleration. If a satellite is to orbit with a constant circular radius of 8,000,000 m, what is the approximate required velocity of the satellite? (Recall that Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 N-m²/kg².) OA. 7055 m/s OB. 10,628 m/s OC. 8023 m/s OD. 9840 m/s SUBMIT

Question 1 of 32 For a satellite to orbit Earth at a constant distance, its centripetal acceleration must be equal to Earth's gravitational acceleration. If a satellite is to orbit with a constant circular radius of 8,000,000 m, what is the approximate required velocity of the satellite? (Recall that Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg and G = 6.67 x 10-11 N-m²/kg².) OA. 7055 m/s OB. 10,628 m/s OC. 8023 m/s OD. 9840 m/s SUBMIT

College Physics

11th Edition

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

Section: Chapter Questions

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