Thank you for your question, what you say is true, the gravitational force exerted by the Earth on the Moon has to be equal to the centripetal force.
An interesting application of this principle is that it allows you to determine a relation between the period of an orbit and its size. Let us assume for simplicity the Moon's orbit as circular (it is not, but this is a good approximation for our purposes).
The gravitational acceleration that the Moon experience due to the gravitational attraction from the Earth is given by:
ag=G(MEarth+MMoon)/r2
Where G is the gravitational constant, M stands for mass, and r is the radius of the orbit. The centripetal acceleration is given by:
acentr=(4 pi2 r)/T2
Where T is the period. Since the two accelerations have to be equal, we obtain:
(4 pi2 r) /T2=G(MEarth+MMoon)/r2
Which implies:
r3/T2=G(MEarth+MMoon)/4 pi2=const.
This is the so-called third Kepler law, that states that the cube of the radius of the orbit is proportional to the square of the period.
This has interesting applications. In the Solar System, for example, if you know the period and the radius of one planet orbit, by knowing another planet's period you can determine its orbit radius. I hope that this answers your question.
It is C, gasses with less kinetic energy, i did this and i think i remember it was C
Answer:
Explanation:
Mechanical Advantage is the ratio of the distance of the input load (Li)from the pivot to the output load applied to the pivot(Lo)
MA = Li/Le
Given;
Li = 45cm
Lo = 1.8cm
MA = 45/1.8
MA = 25
Hence the mechanical advantage is 25
Also MA is expressed in terms of the force ratio which is the ratio of the Load to the effort applied.
MA = Load/Effort
Given
Load = 1250N
MA = 25
Effort = ?
Substitute
25 = 1250/Effort
Effort = 1250/25
Effort = 50N
Hence the minimum force exerted on the load is 50N
