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GingerBread27
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An object lying on Earth's equator is accelerated in the following three directions.
(a) toward the center of Earth because Earth rotates
(b) toward the Sun because Earth revolves around the Sun in an almost circular orbit
(c) toward the center of our galaxy because the Sun moves about the galactic center
For the latter, the period is 2.5 * 10^8 y and the radius is 2.2 * 10^20 m. Calculate these three accelerations as multiples of g = 9.8 m/s2.
Ok so this shouldn't be hard, I'm probably making it harder than it really is, I'm having trouble working with gravity and circular motion for some odd reason. So any help?
(a) toward the center of Earth because Earth rotates
(b) toward the Sun because Earth revolves around the Sun in an almost circular orbit
(c) toward the center of our galaxy because the Sun moves about the galactic center
For the latter, the period is 2.5 * 10^8 y and the radius is 2.2 * 10^20 m. Calculate these three accelerations as multiples of g = 9.8 m/s2.
Ok so this shouldn't be hard, I'm probably making it harder than it really is, I'm having trouble working with gravity and circular motion for some odd reason. So any help?