accel= GMe/d^2=6.67E-11*6E24/(6.58E6)^2
=9.24
which is about 94 percent.
Many people mistakenly believe that the astronauts that orbit the Earth are “above gravity.” Calculate g for space-shuttle territory, 200 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. Earths’ mass is 6 X 10 to the 24th and its radius is 6.38 X 10 to the 6th (6380 km). Your answer is what percentage of 9.8 m/s squared?
My answer was: 6.27 X 10 to the -1
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You did not calculate g, which you asked for, and you did not express the ratio to sea level g as a percent.
You can use the ratio (6380/6580)^2 to get the ratio of g at 200 km to the earth-surface value. It is NOT 0.627
You did not calculate g, which you asked for, and you did not express the ratio to sea level g as a percent.
You can use the ratio (6380/6580)^2 to get the ratio of g at 200 km to the earth-surface value. It is NOT 0.627
drwls.. what do you mean about Jiskha teachers? No I mean at the college I go to I'm taking this class online, and the teacher is not helpful at all, even when we ask questions. Thank you.
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