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Solve part (b) of Example 6.6 using ac = v 2/r .

Reference Example 6.6:

Earth’s Gravitational Force Is the Centripetal Force Making the Moon Move in a Curved Path

(b) Calculate the centripetal acceleration needed to keep the Moon in its orbit (assuming a circular orbit about a fixed Earth), and compare it with the value of the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity that you have just found.

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Problem 38PE

Solve part (b) of Example 6.6 using ac = v 2/r .

Reference Example 6.6:

Earth’s Gravitational Force Is the Centripetal Force Making the Moon Move in a Curved Path

(b) Calculate the centripetal acceleration needed to keep the Moon in its orbit (assuming a circular orbit about a fixed Earth), and compare it with the value of the acceleration due to Earth’s gravity that you have just found.

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