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BoldKnight399
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Io, a satellite of Jupiter, has an orbital period of 1.43 days and an orbital radius of 4.35X10^5 km. From this data, determine the mass of Jupiter.
So step one: I cried.
then I tried to use the equation:
T^2=4(pi)^2/(GXMj) X R^3
thus
(123552)^2= (39.478)/(6.672X10^-11)(Mj) X (4.34X10^5)^3
35161.29=(39.478)/(6.672X10^-11)(Mj) X (8.17465X10^16)
Mj=1.3756X10^24
Apparently I was wrong...
Anyone have any ideas what I did to mess this up?
So step one: I cried.
then I tried to use the equation:
T^2=4(pi)^2/(GXMj) X R^3
thus
(123552)^2= (39.478)/(6.672X10^-11)(Mj) X (4.34X10^5)^3
35161.29=(39.478)/(6.672X10^-11)(Mj) X (8.17465X10^16)
Mj=1.3756X10^24
Apparently I was wrong...
Anyone have any ideas what I did to mess this up?