Chapter 5: Q21P (page 208)
A planet of mass orbits a star in a highly elliptical orbit. At a particular instant the velocity of the planet is , and the force on the planet by the star is . Find
Chapter 5: Q21P (page 208)
A planet of mass orbits a star in a highly elliptical orbit. At a particular instant the velocity of the planet is , and the force on the planet by the star is . Find
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Get started for freeA block with mass 0.4 kgis connected by a spring of relaxed length 0.15 mto a post at the centre of a low-friction table. You pull the block straight away from the post and release it, and you observe that the period of oscillation is 0.6 s. Next you stretch the spring to a length of 0.28mand give the block an initial speed vperpendicular to the spring, choosing vso that the motion is a circle with the post at the centre. What is this speed?
There is no general analytical solution for the motion of a three-body gravitational system. However, there do exist analytical solutions for very special initial conditions. Figure shows three stars, each of mass m. which move in the plane of the page along a circle of radius r. Calculate how long this system takes to make one complete revolution. (In many cases three-body orbits are not stable: any slight perturbation leads to a breakup of the orbit.)
In each of the following cases identify all objects in the surroundings that exert forces on the system, and draw a free-body diagram for the system. Assume that air resistance is negligible. (a) You hit a baseball with a bat. Choose the baseball as the system, and consider the instant of contact with the bat. (b) You are playing with a yo-yo. Choose the yo-yo as the system. As the yo-yo moves downward, you pull up on the string.
A planet orbits a star in an elliptical orbit. At a particular instant the momentum of the planet is , and the force on the planet by the star is . Find and .
In Figure 5.72 and . The kinetic coefficient of friction between and the floor is and that between and the floor is . You push with a force of magnitude . (a) What is the acceleration of the center of mass? (b) What is the magnitude of the force that exerts on ?
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