An object dropped on Planet P falls 144 m in 6 seconds. What is the gravitational acceleration of Planet P ? Gravitational accel
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To solve this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to gravity as an expression of a celestial body, as well as the use of concepts such as centripetal acceleration, angular velocity and period.
PART A) The expression to find the acceleration of the earth due to the gravity of another celestial body as the Moon is given by the equation
Where,
G = Gravitational Universal Constant
d = Distance
M = Mass
Radius earth center of mass
PART B) Using the same expression previously defined we can find the acceleration of the moon on the earth like this,
PART C) Centripetal acceleration can be found throughout the period and angular velocity, that is
At the same time we have that centripetal acceleration is given as
Replacing
If an experiment is conducted such that an applied force is exerted on an object, a student could use the graph to determine the net work done on the object.
The graph of the net force exerted on the object as a function of the object’s distance traveled is attached below.
- A student could use the graph to determine the net work done on the object by Calculating the area bound by the line of best fit and the horizontal axis from 0m to 5m
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