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What is the acceleration due to gravity felt by a rocket with a mass of 8.2 × 10² kg and is in an orbit of about 110 km? Earth has a mass of 6.0 x 10^24 kg and a radius of 6,400 km.​

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The acceleration due to gravity felt by an object in orbit around the Earth can be calculated using the formula:

a = G * M / r^2

where G is the gravitational constant (6.67 × 10^-11 m^3 kg^-1 s^-2), M is the mass of the Earth (6.0 x 10^24 kg), and r is the distance between the object and the center of the Earth.

For an object in an orbit of about 110 km, we have:

r = 6,400 km + 110 km = 6,510 km = 6.51 x 10^6 m

Substituting into the formula:

a = 6.67 × 10^-11 * 6.0 x 10^24 / (6.51 x 10^6)^2

a = 9.80 m/s^2

So the rocket in an orbit of about 110 km would experience an acceleration due to gravity of approximately 9.8 m/s^2.

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