The periodic times (see Prob. 12.84) of the planet Saturn's satellites Tethys and Rhea have been observed

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The periodic times (see Prob. 12.84) of the planet Saturn's satellites Tethys and Rhea have been observed to be 1.888 days and 4.52 days, respectively. Assuming the orbits are circular and knowing that the radius of the orbit of Tethys is 183.3 × 103 mi, determine
(a) The radius of the orbit of Rhea,
(b) The mass of Saturn.
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers Statics and Dynamics

ISBN: 978-0073212227

8th Edition

Authors: Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., Elliot Eisenberg, William Clausen, David Mazurek, Phillip Cornwell

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