Answer:
W = 30.38 N
Explanation:
Given that,
Mass of a rock, m = 3.1 kg
We need to find the weight of the rock on the surface of Earth. Weight of an object is given by :
W = mg
g is the acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s²
W = 3.1 kg × 9.8 m/s²
= 30.38 N
So, the weight of the rock on the Earth is 30.38 N.
For the answer to the question above, so at the instant, the acceleration of the airplane is southward, the direction of the velocity is also southward. The direction should be the same because it is both a vector quantity and it does not make sense if the direction and acceleration have different direction.
PART a)
As we know that gravitational potential energy is given by the formula

here we can see that gravitational potential energy inversely varies with the distance
so here when distance from the sun is minimum then magnitude of gravitational potential energy is maximum while since it is given with negative sign so its overall value is minimum at that position
So gravitational potential energy is minimum at the nearest point and maximum at the farthest point
PART b)
Since we know that sum of kinetic energy and potential energy is constant here
so the points of minimum potential energy is the point where kinetic energy is maximum which means speed is maximum
So here speed is maximum at the nearest point
Part C)
since gravitational potential energy inversely varies with distance so it's graph will be like hyperbolic graph with distance