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

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

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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.

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