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A 20kgsatellite has a circular orbit with a period of2.4hand a radius of8.6106m around a planet of unknown mass. If the magnitude of the gravitational acceleration on the surface of the planet is8.0m/s2 , what is the radius of the planet?

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Theradius of the planet is R=1.84107m.

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01

Given

Period isT=2.4鈥塰3600s1h=8640s

Radius,r=8.0106鈥尘

02

Determining the concept

According to Kepler's law of periods, the square of the time period of revolution of a planet around the sun in an elliptical orbit is directly proportional to the cube of its semi-major axis, where M1 and M2 are the masses of the two orbiting objects in solar masses.

The formulae are as follows:

R=GMag

Here,R is the radius of the planet,M is the mass of the planet.

03

(a) Determining the radius of the planet

From Kepler's law of periods (where T=8640鈥塻) find the planet's massM, using the formula, such that,

(8640s)2=42(6.71011Nm2/kg2)M8.0106m3M=425.121021m36.71011Nm2/kg27.47107sM=4.041025鈥塳驳

However,

ag=GMR28.0m/s2=6.71011Nm2/kg24.041025鈥塳驳R2R=6.71011Nm2/kg24.041025鈥塳驳8.0m/s2R=1.84107m

Therefore, theradius of the planet is R=1.84107m.

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