Consider an object of mass m orbiting the Earth at a radius r. (a) Find the speed

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Consider an object of mass m orbiting the Earth at a radius r.

(a) Find the speed of the object.

(b) Show that the total mechanical energy of this object is equal to (-1) times its kinetic energy.

(c) Does the result of part (b) apply to an object orbiting the Sun? Explain.

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Physics

ISBN: 978-0321976444

5th edition

Authors: James S. Walker

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