Solved: A starship is circling a distant planet of radius
Chapter 13, Problem 13.76(choose chapter or problem)
A starship is circling a distant planet of radius R. The astronauts find that the free-fall acceleration at their altitude is half the value at the planets surface. How far above the surface are they orbiting? Your answer will be a multiple of R
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