College Physics: A Strategic Approach (4th Edition)
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Chapter P.1, Problem 3P
The following questions are related to the passage “Dark Matter and the Structure of the Universe ” on the previous page.
Saturn is approximately 10 times as far away from the sun as the earth. If dark matter changed the orbital properties of the planets so that Saturn had the same orbital speed as the earth, Saturn’s orbital acceleration would be ________ that of the earth.
A. 1/10
B. 1/100
C. 1/1000
D. 1/10,000
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