A certain white dwarf star was once an average star like our Sun. But now it is in the last stage of its evolution and is the si
ze of our Moon but has the mass of our Sun.
Estimate gravity on the surface on this star.
I know the solution of this question it is as the picture shows but I only need to add *10^3 to the lower part of the division lower part to get the correct answer. But I don't know why I should add it can anyone explain?
Estimate gravity on the surface on this star.
I know the solution of this question it is as the picture shows but I only need to add *10^3 to the lower part of the division lower part to get the correct answer. But I don't know why I should add it can anyone explain?
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Answer:
4500 J
Explanation:
First, let's define some equations and derivations.
Our potential energy formula is:
Where <em>m </em>is mass (in kg), <em>g</em> is the gravitational constant (in m/s²), and <em>h</em> is height (in m).
We also know that <em>mg</em> is equal to the weight of an object (in N), from Newton's 2nd Law of Motion: F = ma (Force is equal to [constant] mass times acceleration).
Therefore, we can simply substitute force into the equation:
Where <em>F</em> is the force (in N) and <em>h</em> is still height (in m).
Now we can calculate the amount of potential energy in our system, measured in joules.
Substitute in the given variables, F = 500 N and h = 9 m:
Using simple Pre-Algebra rules, we find that:
This tells us that the we have 4500 joules of potential energy when I am 9 meters above the water on the edge of the diving board.