Gravitational Field of a Point Mass
 

Gravitational Field of a Point Mass problem 13


The Earth may be assumed to be an isolated uniform sphere with its mass of concentrated at its centre. A satellite of mass is in a circular orbit about the Earth in the Earth’s gravitational field. The period of the orbit is .


  • Define gravitational field strength.


  • Calculate the radius of the orbit of the satellite.


 

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