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Posted by Natasha on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:51pm.

As a moon follows its orbit around a planet, the maximum gravitational force exerted on the moon by the planet exceeds the minimum gravitational force by 9.8%. Find the ratio rmax/rmin, where rmax is the moon's maximum distance from the center of the planet and rmin is the minimum distance.

physics - drwls, Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 11:51pm
(rmin/rmax)^2 = Fmax/Fmin = 1.098
rmin/rmax = 1.0479
rmax/rmin = 0.9543
physics - Natasha, Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 12:42am
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