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ryzh [129]
3 years ago
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Comets travel around the sun in elliptical orbits with large eccentricities. If a comet has speed 2.1×104 m/s when at a distance

of 2.5×1011 m from the center of the sun, what is its speed when at a distance of 4.9×1010 m .Express your answer using two significant figures.
Physics
1 answer:
trapecia [35]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

v_f = 6.92 x 10^(4) m/s

Explanation:

From conservation of energy,

E = (1/2)mv² - GmM/r

Where M is mass of sun

Thus,

E_i = E_f will give;

(1/2)mv_i² - GmM/(r_i) = (1/2)mv_f² - GmM/(r_f)

m will cancel out to give ;

(1/2)v_i² - GM/(r_i) = (1/2)v_f² - GM/(r_f)

Let's make v_f the subject;

v_f = √[(v_i)² + 2MG((1/r_f) - (1/r_i))]

G is Gravitational constant and has a value of 6.67 x 10^(-11) N.m²/kg²

Mass of sun is 1.9891 x 10^(30) kg

v_i = 2.1×10⁴ m/s

r_i = 2.5 × 10^(11) m

r_f = 4.9 × 10^(10) m

Plugging in all these values, we have;

v_f = √[(2.1×10⁴)² + 2(1.9891 x 10^(31)) (6.67 x 10^(-11))((1/(4.9 × 10^(10))) - (1/(2.5 × 10^(11)))] 20.408 e12

v_f = √[(441000000) + 2(1.9891 x 10^(30)) (6.67 x 10^(-11))((16.408 x 10^(-12))]

v_f = √[(441000000) + (435.38 x 10^(7))

v_f = 6.92 x 10^(4) m/s

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