Crashing into the asteroid would cause the satellite to slow down, stop, or reverse direction, because it is a force in the opposite direction to the satellite's motion. Whichever crash was a stronger force would cause it to change motion more. It takes a stronger force to change the velocity of a more massive object.

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(a) Calculate the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun.

Ira Lisetskai [31]

<h2>a)Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun is 274.21 m/s²</h2><h2>b) Factor of increase in weight is 27.95</h2>

Explanation:

a) Acceleration due to gravity

$g=\frac{GM}{r^2}$

Here we need to find acceleration due to gravity of Sun,

G = 6.67259 x 10⁻¹¹ N m²/kg²

Mass of sun, M = 1.989 × 10³⁰ kg

Radius of sun, r = 6.957 x 10⁸ m

Substituting,

$g=\frac{6.67259\times 10^{-11}\times 1.989\times 10^{30}}{(6.957\times 10^8)^2}\\\\g=274.21m/s^2$

Acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Sun = 274.21 m/s²

b) Acceleration due to gravity in earth = 9.81 m/s²

Ratio of gravity = 274.21/9.81 = 27.95

Weight = mg

Factor of increase in weight = 27.95

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