First gneil I have forgotten to thank you for your responses, I apologize for that. I've been a bit grumpy about this problem because I'm doing this course by distance education and the explanations about quite a few different topics is flimsy and inadequate in the textbook. So thank your for...
I guess what I'm trying to figure out is if there is a formula for calculating Kinetic energy for objects in orbit? I've gotten a few different answers. One person said the formula is 1/2 (Gm1m2/R) and another answer I got is that the kinetic energy is = to the total work done to move the...
The gravitational pull keeps the satellite moving in a circle (centripetal force). I still don't see how that helps me and how I can use Potential Energy or find Kinetic energy. Can the PEg be used to determine ac? All the equations I have that use ac have another variable in it that I can't...
Greetings.
I have been a bit confused with kinetic energy and potential energy but I thought I was over my confusion until satellites in orbit appeared. I'm dealing with a problem with a few parts and I'm stuck on part B. Part A asked me to calculate the PEg of the satellite, with I could...