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What is mean by the value of universal gravitional constant is 6.67×10^-11

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aev [14]3 years ago

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Answer:

According to the gravitational law of Isaac Newton, "the gravitational force between any two objects is proportional to the product of the objects’ masses and inversely proportional to the square of the separation between their centers".

Therefore gravitational constant is the proportionality constant used in Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation, and is commonly denoted by G. It is expressed as:

F= Gm1m2/r2

Another scientist Cavendish was able to measure the gravitational force and the value of the proportionality constant. It is expressed as G = 6.673×10-11 N m2 kg-2.

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$y_2(t)=1150\,\mathrm m+\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)t-\dfrac g2t^2$

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$v_2(t)=124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}-gt$

(a) After the first 11.2 s of flight, the rocket is in the air for as long as it takes for $y_2(t)$ to reach 0:

$1150\,\mathrm m+\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)t-\dfrac g2t^2=0\implies t=32.6\,\mathrm s$

So the rocket is in motion for a total of 11.2 s + 32.6 s = 43.4 s.

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$-\left(124\dfrac{\rm m}{\rm s}\right)^2=-2g(y_{\rm max}-1150\,\mathrm m)$

Solve for $y_{\rm max}$ and we find that the rocket reaches a maximum altitude of about 1930 m.

(c) In part (a), we found the time it takes for the rocket to hit the ground (relative to $y_2(t)$ ) to be about 32.6 s. Plug this into $v_2(t)$ to find the velocity before it crashes: