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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, January 31, 2011 at 3:40pm.

Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth, circling it with period (time of one revolution), T = 27,3 days. Radius of Moon’s orbit = 384,000 km. Find the acceleration of the Moon toward the Earth.

physics - bobpursley, Monday, January 31, 2011 at 4:15pm
a= w^2*r= (2PI/period)^2 * r

change the period in days to seconds.

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