A planet has mass M = 8.00 × 10^23 kg. The centripetal acceleration of an orbiting space station is equal to the gravitational acceleration on Earth's surface. What is the speed of the space station? (G = 6.67 × 10^–11 m3·kg–1·s–2)
a. 7.30 × 10^6 m/s
b. 5.34 × 10^13 m/s
c. 1.10 × 10^17 m/s
d. 1.20 × 10^34 m/s
a
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