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Two meteoroids are heading for earth. Their speeds as they cross the moon’s orbit are 2.0km/s.

a. The first meteoroid is heading straight for earth. What is its speed of impact?

b. The second misses the earth by 5000km.What is its speed at its closest point?

Short Answer

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a. The speed of impact of the first meteoroid is11.3km/s.

b. The speed of the second meteoroid at the closest point is2km/s.

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step 1 : Given information

Speed of the the meteoroid heading straight for earth =2km/s.

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Part (a) Step 2 : Calculation

According to the law of conservation of energy,

The total energy of the meteoroid crossing the moon's orbit = The total energy of the meteoroid at the earth's surface.

12mv12-GMmr=12mv22-GMmR.

Where, the mass of the meteoroid = 'm'.

The initial velocity of meteoroid =v1.

Mass of earth = 'M'.

The initial distance between the meteoroid and the earth (Distance of moon's orbit from Earth) = 'r'.

The radius of the earth = 'R'.

The final velocity of the meteoroid before impact v2.

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Part (a) Step 3 : Continuation of calculation 

Simplifying the above equation and solve for v2we get,

12mv12-GMmr=12mv22-GMmRv12-2GMr=v22-2GMRv22=v12+2GM1R-1rv2=v12+2GM1R-1r

Where,

v1=2km/sG=6.67×10-11N·m2/kg2R=6.637×106mM=5.98×1024kgr=384×106m

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Part (a) Step 4 : Continuation of calculation 

Substituting all the values in the above equation we get,

v2=v12+2GM1R-1rv2=(2000m/s)2+2(6.67×10-11Nm2/kg2)(5.98×1024kg)16.637×106m-1384×106mv2=11.3km/s

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Part (a) Step 5 : Final answer 

The speed of impact of the first meteoroid is11.3km/s.

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Part (b) Step 6 : Given information 

Speed of the the meteoroid that misses the earth by5000km=2km/s.

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Part (b) Step 7 : Calculation 

Using the law of conservation of energy we get,

v12-2GMr=v22-2GMRv22=v12+2GM1R-1r

Adding 5000kmto 'R' value in the above equation. And simplify the equation we get,

localid="1648487563132" v2=v12+2GM1R+6×106-1rv2=(2000m/s)2+2(6.67×10-11Nm2/kg2)(5.98×1024kg)111.637×106m-1384×106mv2=2.004km/s

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Part (b) Step 8 : Final answer 

The speed of the second meteoroid at the closest point is2km/s.

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