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    Angular speed of earth in its orbit

    Homework Statement Express each of the following in radians per second: (a) 720 ; (b) 50 ; (c) 1000 ; (d) 1 (which is the angular speed of Earth in its orbit). Homework Equations why all my answers are wrong? please help me! The Attempt at a Solution
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    Coefficient of friction and drunk driver

    Homework Statement A drunk driver in a 2400kg car plows into a 1200kg parked car with its brake set. Police measurements show that the two cars skid together a distance of 25m before stopping. If the effective coefficient of friction is 0.70, how fast was the drunk going just before...
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    Center of Mass of 3 Masses at Corners of Triangle w/ Side L

    Three equal masses lie at the corners of an equilateral triangle of side L as shown in the figure Where is the center of mass? Express your answer in the form x_e, y_e in terms of L, where x_e and y_e are separated by a comma. x_e,y_e=
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    Why Does My Satellite Orbit Calculation Not Match the Expected 1.8 Hour Period?

    At what altitude will a satellite complete a circular orbit of the Earth in 1.8 hours? i used r=(GMT^2/4pi^2)^1/3 -Radius of the earth. but I am keep getting wrong answer please help
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    How Do You Solve Complex Astrophysics Calculations?

    yea there were 15 questions and i solved them all but this ones... i don't know where to start.. please help me thank you
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    How Do You Solve Complex Astrophysics Calculations?

    yea there were 15 questions and i solved them all but this ones... i don't know where to start.. please help me thank you
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    How Do You Solve Complex Astrophysics Calculations?

    1. Calculate the orbital period for Jupiter's moon Io, which orbits from the center of the planet. 2. A white dwarf is a collapsed star with roughly the mass of the Sun compressed into the size of the Earth. What would be (a) the orbital speed and (b) the orbital period for a spaceship...
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