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A satellite orbits the Earth as shown. Model the satellite as a particle, and assume that...

A satellite orbits the Earth as shown. Model the satellite as a particle, and assume that the center of the Earth can be chosen as the origin of an inertial frame of reference.

Figure P3.68

Using a polar coordinate system and letting me be the mass of the Earth, determine the equations of motion of the satellite.

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