Gravitational Field of a Point Mass
 

Gravitational Field of a Point Mass problem 10


  • The Earth may be considered to be a uniform sphere of radius . Its mass is assumed to be concentrated at its centre. Given that the gravitational field strength at the Earth’s surface is , show that the mass of the Earth is .


  • A satellite is placed in geostationary orbit around the Earth. Using the data in (a), determine the radius of the orbit.


 

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