An asteroid of mass 1.0 × 105 kg, traveling at a speed of 30km/s relative to the Earth

Chapter 8, Problem 65P

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Problem 65P

An asteroid of mass 1.0 × 105 kg, traveling at a speed of 30km/s relative to the Earth, hits the Earth at the equator tangentially, and in the direction of Earth’s rotation. Use angular momentum to estimate the percent change in the angular speed of the Earth as a result of the collision.

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QUESTION:

Problem 65P

An asteroid of mass 1.0 × 105 kg, traveling at a speed of 30km/s relative to the Earth, hits the Earth at the equator tangentially, and in the direction of Earth’s rotation. Use angular momentum to estimate the percent change in the angular speed of the Earth as a result of the collision.

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Solution 65P

Step 1 of 3:

In this question, we need to find change in percentage of angular speed of the Earth as result of collision with asteroid

Data given

Mass of asteroid

Speed of asteroid

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