Asked by Walter
I'm having trouble setting up/solving this physics problem? Can someone please help me? Thank you.
A 4700 kg lunar lander is in orbit 45 km above the surface of the moon. It needs to move out to a 340-km-high orbit in order to link up with the mother ship that will take the astronauts home. How much work must the thrusters do?
A 4700 kg lunar lander is in orbit 45 km above the surface of the moon. It needs to move out to a 340-km-high orbit in order to link up with the mother ship that will take the astronauts home. How much work must the thrusters do?
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Answered by
bobpursley
change PE= min work
min work= GMm/r1-GMm/R2
M mass of moon, m is mass of lunar
min work= GMm/r1-GMm/R2
M mass of moon, m is mass of lunar
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