Suppose we want a satellite to revolve around the earth 5 times a day. What should be the radius of its orbit? (The mass of the earth is 5.97 × 1024 kg, G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2, and you can neglect the presence of the moon.)

A) 0.690 × 107 m B) 7.22 × 107 m C) 1.44 × 107 m D) 2.11 × 107 m


C

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A motorcycle of mass 100 kilograms slowly rolls off the edge of a cliff and falls for three seconds before reaching the bottom of a gully. Its momentum upon hitting the ground is

A) 1,000 kg m/s. B) 2,000 kg m/s. C) 3,000 kg m/s. D) 4,000 kg m/s. E) 9,000 kg m/.

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