Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion
 

Kinematics of Uniform Circular Motion problem 27


The Earth and the Moon may be considered to be isolated in space with their masses concentrated at their centres. The orbit of the Moon around the Earth is circular with a radius of . The period of the orbit is 27.3 days. Show that the angular speed of the Moon in its orbit around the Earth is .


 

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