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3 years ago

What does negative acceleration mean.

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EastWind [94]3 years ago

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When an object is slowing down, the acceleration is in the opposite direction as the velocity.

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6.3 rev/s

Explanation:

The new rotation rate of the satellite can be found by conservation of the angular momentum (L):

$L_{i} = L_{f}$

$I_{i}*\omega_{i} = I_{f}*\omega_{f}$

The initial moment of inertia of the satellite (a solid sphere) is given by:

$I_{i} = \frac{2}{5}m_{s}r^{2}$

Where $m_{s}$ : is the satellite mass and r: is the satellite's radium

$I_{i} = \frac{2}{5}m_{s}r^{2} = \frac{2}{5}1900 kg*(4.6 m)^{2} = 1.61 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2}$

Now, the final moment of inertia is given by the satellite and the antennas (rod):

$I_{f} = I_{i} + 2*I_{a} = 1.61 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2} + 2*\frac{1}{3}m_{a}l^{2}$

Where $m_{a}$ : is the antenna's mass and l: is the lenght of the antenna

$I_{f} = 1.61 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2} + 2*\frac{1}{3}150.0 kg*(6.6 m)^{2} = 2.05 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2}$

So, the new rotation rate of the satellite is:

$I_{i}*\omega_{i} = I_{f}*\omega_{f}$

$\omega_{f} = \frac{I_{i}*\omega_{i}}{I_{f}} = \frac{1.61 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2}*8.0 \frac{rev}{s}}{2.05 \cdot 10^{4} kg*m^{2}} = 6.3 rev/s$

Therefore, the new rotation rate of the satellite is 6.3 rev/s.

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F = kQq/r^2

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