Physics - Mechanics - Circular Motion
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The radius of the earth's very nearly circular orbit around the sun is 1.5 x 1011 m. Find the magnitude of the earth's a.) velocity b.) angular veloctiy and c.) centripetal acceleration as it travels around the sun. Assume a year of 365 days.
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R = 1.5 x 10^11 m.
(a) Velocity, V = Distance covered in one revolution/time for one ...
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