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The Captain of a Spaceship Orbiting Planet X Discovers That 410 km410 \mathrm {~km}

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The captain of a spaceship orbiting planet X discovers that to remain in orbit at 410 km410 \mathrm {~km} from the planet's center,she needs to maintain a speed of 68 m/s68 \mathrm {~m} / \mathrm { s } What is the mass of planet X? (G = 6.67 × 10-11 N ∙ m2/kg2)


A) 2.8 × 1019 kg
B) 4.2 × 1017 kg
C) 2.8 × 1016 kg
D) 4.2 × 1014 kg

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