Your starship, the Aimless Wanderer, lands on the mysterious planet Mongo. As chief scientist-engineer, you make the
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Your starship, the Aimless Wanderer, lands on the mysterious planet Mongo. As chief scientist-engineer, you make the following measurements: A 2.50-kg stone thrown upward from the ground at 12.0 m/s returns to the ground in 6.00 s; the circumference of Mongo at the equator is 2.00 × 105 km; and there is no appreciable atmosphere on Mongo. The starship commander, Captain Confusion, asks for the following information:
(a) What is the mass of Mongo?
(b) If the Aimless Wanderer goes into a circular orbit 30,000 km above the surface of Mongo, how many hours will it take the ship to complete one orbit?
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University Physics with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0321696861
13th edition
Authors: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman, A. Lewis Ford
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