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One way to attack a satellite in Earth orbit is to launch a swarm of pellets in the same orbit as the satellite but in the opposite direction. Suppose a satellite in a circular orbit 500kmabove Earth鈥檚 surface collides with a pellet having mass 4.0g.

(a) What is the kinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision?

b) What is the ratio of this kinetic energy to the kinetic energy of a 4.0gbullet from a modern army rifle with a muzzle speed of 950m/s?

Short Answer

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  1. The kinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision is 4.6105J
  2. The ratio of this kinetic energy to the kinetic energy of a 4.0g bullet from a modern army rifle with a muzzle speed of 950鈥尘/蝉 is 2.6102

Step by step solution

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Listing the given quantities

Mass of the bullet4.0g

Muzzle speed of950m/s

Satellite in a circular orbit at500鈥塳尘above the earth's surface

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Understanding the concept of the frame of reference and kinetic energy

Using the formula of kinetic energy, wecan find thekinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision and the ratio of this kinetic energy to the kinetic energy of a 4.0gbullet from a modern army rifle with a muzzle speed of950鈥尘/蝉

Formula:

K=12mv2

v=GMR

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(a) Calculation of the kinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision  

As v=GMRand pellets have the same speed but in the opposite direction of motion, so the relative speed between the pellet and satellite is vrel=2v

Krel=12m2GMR2=2GMmR

AsR=(6370103m+500103m)=6870103m

Krel=26.671011m3kgs2(5.981024kg)(0.0040kg)6870103m=4.6105J

Therefore, the kinetic energy of the pellet in the reference frame of the satellite just before the collision is 4.6105J

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(b) Calculation of the ratio of this kinetic energy to the kinetic energy of a 4.0 g bullet from a modern army rifle with a muzzle speed of   950 m/s 

K=12mv2

Therefore,

KrelKbullet=4.6105J12(0.0040kg)950ms22=4.6105J1805J=2.6102

Therefore, theratio of this kinetic energy to the kinetic energy of a 4.0gbullet from a modern army rifle with a muzzle speed of950m/sis2.6102.

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