Sorry I thought that would be clear based on the context of the question. Uae = potential energy of the asteriod to the earth, Uas = potential energy of the asteriod to the sun, Use = potential energy of the sun to the earth. Where Grav potential energy = -Gm1m2/r, and my problem is finding the...
Homework Statement
Suppose an asteroid of mass 3.9e21 kg is nearly at rest outside the solar system, far beyond Pluto. It falls toward the Sun and crashes into the Earth at the equator, coming in at an angle of 30 degrees to the vertical as shown, against the direction of rotation of the...