Sears And Zemansky's University Physics With Modern Physics
Sears And Zemansky's University Physics With Modern Physics
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897961
Author: YOUNG, Hugh D./
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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Chapter 32, Problem 54E

(a)

To determine

To check: Whether the solar sail is absorbing or reflective.

(b)

To determine

The area of a sail to propel a 10000kg spacecraft against gravitational force.

(c)

To determine

To explain: The area of a sail is independent of distance from the sun.

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