The distance from the earth (mass m) to the sun (mass M) varies from a maximum (aphelion)

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The distance from the earth (mass m) to the sun (mass M) varies from a maximum (aphelion) of 152.1 million kilometers to a minimum (perihelion) of 147.1 million kilometers. Assume that Newton's Inverse Square Law F = - GMmr/||r||3 holds, with G = 6.67 × 10-11 Newton ∙ meter2 / kilogram2, M = 1.99 × 1030 kilograms, and m = 5.97 × 1024 kilograms. How much work does F do in moving the earth in each case?
a. From aphelion to perihelion
b. Around a complete orbit
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Calculus

ISBN: 978-0131429246

9th edition

Authors: Dale Varberg, Edwin J. Purcell, Steven E. Rigdon

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