<span>The Earth’s orbit is a nearly circular ellipse.
</span><span>The Sun is located at one of the two focal points.</span>
The Earth moves around the Sun in an orbit that is almost but not quite circular. As Kepler proved in the seventeenth century, the orbit is actually an ellipse. A parameter called the eccentricity (e) defines the degree of departure from a circle. A value of e=0 would indicate a circle whereas a value of e=0.9 would indicate a very elongated ellipse. The eccentricity of the Earth's orbit is currently e=0.0167.
Answer:
13.18m/s²
Explanation:
According to Newton's second law of motion
Force = Mass * acceleration
Given
Mass = 11kg
Force = 145N
Required
acceleration
From the formula
Acceleration = Force/Mass
Acceleration = 145/11
Acceleration = 13.18m/s²
Hence the initial acceleration of the object is 13.18m/s²
Force of gravity = 'G' (mass₁)(mass₂) / (distance)²
'G' is the gravitational constant for SI units = 6.67 x10⁻¹¹ newton-meter²/kg²
You said that the force is <u>2.99 x 10⁻¹⁰</u> = (6.67x10⁻¹¹) (4) (7) / D²
Multiply each side by D² : 2.99 x 10⁻¹⁰ D² = (6.67x10⁻¹¹) (28)
Divide each side by 2.99 x 10⁻¹⁰ : D² = (28) (6.67 x10⁻¹¹) / (2.99 x 10⁻¹⁰)
Take the square root of each side: D = square root of all that
Stuff it through my calculator:
D = square root of [ (28) (6.67 x10⁻¹¹) / (2.99 x 10⁻¹⁰) ] =
√ ( 6.2462...) meters² =
<em>2.5 meters </em> (rounded)
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To get the feel:
-- The book weighs about 8.8 pounds (big book)
-- The lamp weighs about 15.4 pounds
-- They're about 8.2 feet apart.
-- The strength of the gravitational force
between them is about 0.000 000 001 075 of an ounce .
Higher-level consumers get the most energy from food they eat.
An example is a lion eating a zebra. The zebra has more energy than a handful of grass, which has almost none to offer.
