Question

The mean distance of the Moon from Earth is 2.39x10^5 miles. Assuming that the orbit of the Moon around Earth is circular and the 1 revolution takes 27.3 days, find the linear speed of the Moon.
Express your answer in miles per hour.

Answer 1

Answer:

2291,94 mph

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this we need to consider the distance 2.39x10^5 miles as the distance between the center of the earth and the center of the moon, if not we would need to know the radius of the earth and the moon.

If the distance is 2.39x10^5 miles, the orbit is = 2.Pi.(2.39x10^5) miles=1501681.288miles

It takes 27.3 days, that are, 27.3*24= 655.2hours

1501681.288miles/655.2hours= 2291.94 mph