Physics 211
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Lecture 23
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Video Problem 1
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Lecture 23, #1: A colossal asteroid with a mass 1/100
that of Earth (this is a lot for an asteroid) is on a collision course
with the Earth. To stop the disaster, a rocket is sent to the asteroid
to push it off course and into a collision course with the Sun. After
the asteroid has been pushed, it is found to be moving toward the
Sun with a speed 10 km/s (relative to the Sun) at a distance of 5.3
× 1012 m from the Sun. How fast is it going when it is just about
to crash into the Sun, i.e., when it reaches the outer portions of
the Sun? (Information from the back of the book: the Sun has a mass
1.99 × 1030 kg and a radius 6.98 × 108 m.) |
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