A satellite of the Earth has a mass of 1550 kg. It orbits Earth with a mean radius of orbit of 7.00 x 10^6 m.

a) What is the gravitational potential energy of the satellite with respect to Earth?

See I having trouble with this question because I could just used - GM1M2/R but this is respect to Earth. So I have no idea how to set this up.

You have te correct formula...r is the distance from the center of the satellite to the center of

Earth.

To calculate the gravitational potential energy of the satellite with respect to Earth, you can use the formula:

Gravitational Potential Energy = -(G * M * m) / r

Where:
G is the gravitational constant (approximately 6.674 × 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2),
M is the mass of the Earth (approximately 5.972 × 10^24 kg),
m is the mass of the satellite (1550 kg),
and r is the mean radius of the satellite's orbit (7.00 × 10^6 m).

First, substitute the values into the formula:

Gravitational Potential Energy = -((6.674 × 10^-11 N(m/kg)^2) * (5.972 × 10^24 kg) * (1550 kg)) / (7.00 × 10^6 m)

Next, calculate the numerical result:

Gravitational Potential Energy ≈ -4.016 × 10^10 J

Therefore, the gravitational potential energy of the satellite with respect to Earth is approximately -4.016 × 10^10 Joules.