AP Physics 1
6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
2.9 Circular Motion
2.6 Gravitational Force
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
Multi-Unit
Consider a neutron star with a mass equal to the sun, a radius of \(10\,\text{km}\), and a rotation period of \(1.0\,\text{s}\). What is the radius of a geosynchronous orbit about the neutron star? The mass of the sun can be found in the formula sheet above.
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