A large telescope of mass 8410 kg is in a circular orbit around the earth, making one revolution every 927 minutes

What is the magnitude of the gravitational force exerted on the satellite by the earth? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ? m2/kg2, Mearth = 6.0 × 1024 kg)


3.4 × 103 N

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A) mass. B) surface temperature. C) luminosity. D) core temperature. E) radius.

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Starting from rest, a 20,000-kg aircraft being launched from an aircraft carrier goes from 0 to 90 m/s in 2 seconds. The net force acting on the aircraft is

a. 3,600,000 N. b. 1,800,000 N. c. 900,000 N. d. 450,000 N. e. 275,000 N.

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A car travels for 140 km at 70.0 km/hr. It then travels an additional distance of 60.0 km 40.0 km/hr. The average speed is

A. 61.0 km/hr. B. 57.1 km/hr. C. 53.3 km/hr. D. 46.7 km/hr. E. 45.0 km/hr.

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