6×1024kgA planet of mass orbits a star in a highly elliptical orbit. At a particular instant the velocity of the planet is (4.5×104,-1.7×104,0)m/s, and the force on the planet by the star is (1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0)N. FindFandF

Short Answer

Expert verified

-4.95×1022,1.87×1022,0Nand6.45×1022,1.71×1023,0N

Step by step solution

01

Identification of the given data 

The given data is listed below as,

  • The velocity of the planet is,v=(4.5×104,-1.7×104,0)m/s
  • The mass of the planet is,m=6×1024kg
  • The force exerted by the star is,F=(1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0)N
02

Significance of the parallel force

The parallel force mainly acts in the same or the opposite direction at some points of an object.

From the momentum principle, the equation of the parallel component of the force is expressed as,

F=|F|cosθp^

Here,F is the parallel force,|F| is the absolute value of the gravitational force, p^is the unit vector, andθ is the angle between the momentum and gravitational force.

03

Determination of the parallel and the perpendicular force of the planet

The momentum of the planet is expressed as,

p=mv

Here, mis the mass and vis the velocity.

For m=6×1024kgandv=4.5×104,-1.7×104,0m/s.

p=6×1024kg×4.5×104,-1.7×104,0m/s=2.7×1029,-1.02×1029,0kg·m/s

The magnitude of the momentum of the planet can be expressed as,

p=px2+py2+pz2

Here role="math" localid="1658048840021" px,pyandpzand are the momentum at the , x,yand zdirection respectively.

For px=2.7×1029kg·m/s,py=-1.02×1029kg·m/sandpz=0

p=2.7×1029kg·m/s2+-1.02×1029kg·m/s+(0)2=2.886×1029kg·m/s

Write the expression for the unit vector p^.

p^=pp

Here, p^is the momentum of the planet and pis the magnitude of the momentum.

For p=2.7×1029,-1.02×1029,0kg·m/sandp=2.886×1029kg·m/s,

p^=p=2.7×1029,-1.02×1029,0kg·m/s2.886×1029kg·m/s=(0.9355,-0.353,0)

Rewriting equation (1).

F11=(F·p^)p^

For F=1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0Nandp^=(0.9355,-0.353,0)

F=1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0N×(0.9355,-0.353,0)×(0.9355,-0.353,0)=1.4×1022N-6.7×1022N×(0.9355,-0.353,0)=-5.3×1022N×(0.9355,-0.353,0)=-4.95×1022,1.87×1022,0N

04

Determination of the perpendicular force of the planet

The equation of force for the planet can be expressed as,

Fnet=F+FF=Fnat-F

For F=1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0NandF=-4.95×1022,1.87×1022,0N,

F=1.5×1022,1.9×1023,0N--4.95×1022,1.87×1022,0N=6.45×1022,1.71×1023,0N

Thus, the values of FandFare-4.95×1022,1.87×1022,0Nand

6.45×1022,1.71×1023,0N respectively.

Unlock Step-by-Step Solutions & Ace Your Exams!

  • Full Textbook Solutions

    Get detailed explanations and key concepts

  • Unlimited Al creation

    Al flashcards, explanations, exams and more...

  • Ads-free access

    To over 500 millions flashcards

  • Money-back guarantee

    We refund you if you fail your exam.

Over 30 million students worldwide already upgrade their learning with Vaia!

One App. One Place for Learning.

All the tools & learning materials you need for study success - in one app.

Get started for free

Most popular questions from this chapter

You pull with a force of255 N on a rope that is attached to a block of mass 30 kg, and the block slides across the floor at a constant speed of 1.1 m/s. The rope makes an angle θ=40with the horizontal. Both the force and the velocity of the block are in the xyplane.

(a) Express the tension force exerted by the rope on the block as a vector.

(b) Express the force exerted by the floor on the block as a vector.

A child of mass 40kgsits on a wooden horse on a carousel. The wooden horse is 5mfrom the center of the carousel, which completes one revolution every 90s. What is(dp/dt)pfor the child, both magnitude and direction? What is|p|(dp/dt)for the child? What is the net force acting on the child? What objects in the surroundings exert this force?

A ball of mass 450 g hangs from a spring whose stiffness is 110N/m. A string is attached to the ball and you are pulling the string to the right, so that the ball hangs motionless, as shown in Figure. In this situation the spring is stretched, and its length is15 cm. What would be the relaxed length of the spring, if it were detached from the ball and laid on a table?

A planet orbits a star in an elliptical orbit. At a particular instant the momentum of the planet is (-2.6×1029,-1.0×1029,0)kg.m/s, and the force on the planet by the star is (-2.5×1022,-1.4×1023,0)N. Find Fand F.

A sports car (and its occupants) of massis moving over the rounded top of a hill of radius RAt the instant when the car is at the very top of the hill, the car has a speed v. You can safely neglect air resistance.

(a) Taking the sports car as the system of interest, what object(s) exert non negligible forces on this system?

(b) At the instant when the car is at the very top of the hill, draw a diagram showing the system as a dot, with force vectors whose tails are at the location of the dot. Label the force vectors (that is, give them algebraic names). Try to make the lengths of the force vectors be proportional to the magnitudes of the forces.

(c) Starting from the Momentum Principle calculates the force exerted by the road on the car.

(d) Under what conditions will the force exerted by the road on the car be zero? Explain.

See all solutions

Recommended explanations on Physics Textbooks

View all explanations

What do you think about this solution?

We value your feedback to improve our textbook solutions.

Study anywhere. Anytime. Across all devices.

Sign-up for free