To solve this problem it is necessary to apply the concepts related to the conservation of the Gravitational Force and the centripetal force by equilibrium,


Where,
m = Mass of spacecraft
M = Mass of Earth
r = Radius (Orbit)
G = Gravitational Universal Music
v = Velocity
Re-arrange to find the velocity



PART A ) The radius of the spacecraft's orbit is 2 times the radius of the earth, that is, considering the center of the earth, the spacecraft is 3 times at that distance. Replacing then,


From the speed it is possible to use find the formula, so



Therefore the orbital period of the spacecraft is 2 hours and 24 minutes.
PART B) To find the kinetic energy we simply apply the definition of kinetic energy on the ship, which is



Therefore the kinetic energy of the Spacecraft is 1.04 Gigajules.
You should select Choice-4 .
<span>According to Newton's first law of motion:
-- objects at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an outside force
-- objects in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
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Since this is a distance/time graph, the speed at any time is the slope
of the part of the graph that's directly over that time on the x-axis.
At time t1 = 2.0 s
That's in the middle of the first segment of the graph,
that extends from zero to 3 seconds.
Its slope is 7/3 . v1 = 7/3 m/s .
At time t2 = 4.0 s
That's in the middle of the horizontal part of the graph
that runs from 3 to 6 seconds.
Its slope is zero.
v2 = zero .
At time t3 = 13 s.
That's in the middle of the part of the graph that's sloping down,
between 11 and 16 seconds.
Its slope is -3/5 . v3 = -0.6 m/s .