A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at an altitude of 35 800 km above

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A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at an altitude of 35 800 km above Earth's surface. The satellite is in geosynchronous orbit (that is, the time for it to complete one orbit is exactly 1 d). In the figure with Multiple-Choice Questions 2-5, the satellite moves counterclockwise (ABCDA). State directions in terms of the x - and y -axes.
A satellite travels around Earth in uniform circular motion at

(a) What is the satellite's instantaneous velocity at point C?
(b) What is the satellite's average velocity for one quarter of an orbit, starting at A and ending at B?
(c) What is the satellite's average acceleration for one quarter of an orbit, starting at A and ending at B?
(d) What is the satellite's instantaneous acceleration at point D?

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Physics

ISBN: 978-0077339685

2nd edition

Authors: Alan Giambattista, Betty Richardson, Robert Richardson

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