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Usimov [2.4K]
3 years ago
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The earth travels around the sun once a year in an approximately circular orbit whose radius is 1.50x10^11 m. From this data det

ermine (a) the orbital speed of the earth and (b) the mass of the sun.
Physics
1 answer:
seraphim [82]3 years ago
8 0
(a) Determine the circumference of the Earth through the equation,
            C = 2πr
Substituting the known values, 
           C = 2π(1.50 x 10¹¹ m)
             C = 9.424 x 10¹¹ m

Then, divide the answer by time which is given to a year which is equal to 31536000 s. 
          orbital speed = (9.424 x 10¹¹ m)/31536000 s

               orbital speed = 29883.307 m/s

Hence, the orbital speed of the Earth is ~29883.307 m/s.

(b) The mass of the sun is ~1.9891 x 10³⁰ kg. 
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