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A 4000 kg lunar lander is in orbit 50 km above the surface
Chapter 13, Problem 45P(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 45P
A 4000 kg lunar lander is in orbit 50 km above the surface of the moon. It needs to move out to a 300-km-high orbit in order to link up with the mother ship that will take the astronauts home. How much work must the fhrusters do?
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QUESTION:
Problem 45P
A 4000 kg lunar lander is in orbit 50 km above the surface of the moon. It needs to move out to a 300-km-high orbit in order to link up with the mother ship that will take the astronauts home. How much work must the fhrusters do?
ANSWER:
Step 1 of 4
To find the work done by the thrusters.