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Homework Statement
Determine the mass of Jupiter using the data for the moon Io.
Mass of Io: ##8.9*10^{22}##
Period: ##1.77## Earth days
Mean distance from Jupiter in km: ##422*10^3##
Homework Equations
Centripetal acceleration ##a = \frac{v^2}{R} ##
Universal law: ##\frac{GMm}{R^2} ##
The Attempt at a Solution
##\frac{m_Iv^2}{R} = \frac{m_IM_JG}{R^2} ##
## v^2 = \frac{M_JG}{R} ##
##M_J = \frac{v^2R}{G} ##
##\frac{(2\pi R)^2R}{G} = 1.419*10^{37} ## kg. My answer = wrong
Just like in the post about binary star systems, I see no error in my calculations, yet I am ten magnitudes too great...
Correct answer is ##1.9*10^{27}##
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