Earth's centripetal acceleration around the Sun

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Homework Statement


The Earth has a mass of 6 x 10 24kg and orbits the sun in 3.15 x 10 7 seconds at a constant circular distance of 1.5 x 10 11 m. What is the Earth's centripetal acceleration around the Sun?


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The Attempt at a Solution

 
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hrice said:

Homework Statement


The Earth has a mass of 6 x 10 24kg and orbits the sun in 3.15 x 10 7 seconds at a constant circular distance of 1.5 x 10 11 m. What is the Earth's centripetal acceleration around the Sun?


Homework Equations





The Attempt at a Solution


What are the two most common formulae/expressions for centripetal acceleration? One of them is more appropriate for the date you are working with.