A small rocket is orbiting a point mass, which attracts it via gravity. The rocket is on
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A small rocket is orbiting a point mass, which attracts it via gravity. The rocket is on circular orbit, and has a total energy of F A = -2 Joules. The mass of the rocket is 1 kg.
(a) How much is the average F -k kinetic energy of the rocket?
(b) What is the average velocity of this rocket?
(c) What is the average E p potential energy of the rocket?
(d) The rocket fires a thruster that contains 1 Joule of energy. What is the new average values of E i , E k and E p .
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College Algebra
ISBN: 978-0134697024
12th edition
Authors: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
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