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Task 2 (Gravitational Potential of the Earth) In good approximation, the earth can be regarded as...
The gravitational potential energy of a small satellite with mass m orbiting the Earth, mass M, is U(r) = −(GMm)/r, where r is the radial distance from the center of Earth to the satellite. Derive the gravitational force F(r) acting on the satellite by evaluating the gradient of the potential energy.
Gravitational Potential Energy Planet X is composed of material that has a mass density rho. It has a radius of R. When a space Probe of mass m is a distance of r from the center of planet X, it has a speed of v moving straight away from the planet. (a) What speed will the probe have (in the absence of any booster rockets) when it moves out to a distance of 2r? (b) What is the escape velocity...
Question 1 (10 marks) (a) (4 marks) Recall that the gravitational potential energy for two masses is Ug-GMm Use this fact to show that the virial theorem holds for a mass m, executing uniform circular motion about a much larger mass M (b) (3 marks) The potential energy of a collection of N particles each of mass m in a region with radius R can be written as Use this expression to derive a mass estimate for the virialized system...
Parallel Axis Theorem: I = ICM + Md Kinetic Energy: K = 2m202 Gravitational Potential Energy: AU = mgay Conservation of Mechanical Energy: 2 mv2 + u = žmo+ U Rotational Work: W = TO Rotational Power: P = TO Are Length (angle in radians, where 360º = 2a radians): S = re = wt (in general, not limited to constant acceleration) Tangential & angular speeds: V = ro Frequency & Period: Work-Energy Theorem (rotational): Weet = {102 - 10...