Applied Physics (11th Edition)
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Author: Dale Ewen, Neill Schurter, Erik Gundersen
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Chapter 11.1, Problem 7P
A satellite is orbiting 3.22 × 105 m above the surface of the earth. If the mass of the satellite is 3.80 × 104 kg, what is the weight or gravitational force exerted on the satellite by the earth?
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