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You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 107 m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 1011 m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s2.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ∙ m2/kg2)


A) (a) 2.4 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×
You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg
B) (a) 4.3 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×
You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg
C) (a) 2.4 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×
You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg
D) (a) 4.3 kg × You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×
You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system.Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> m.You have previously determined that the planet orbits 2.9 × 10<sup>11</sup> m from its star with a period of 402 earth days.Once on the surface you find that the acceleration due to gravity is 19.5 m/s<sup>2</sup>.What are the masses of (a) the planet and (b) the star? (G = 6.67 × 10<sup>-11</sup> N ∙ m<sup>2</sup>/kg<sup>2</sup>)  A) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg B) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 1.2 kg ×   kg C) (a) 2.4 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg D) (a) 4.3 kg ×   kg,(b) 7.1 kg ×   kg kg

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