NK - Where I am

[Addington, Debbie, A]

I barely got through E=mc2 and now this.  Math comprehension was another of
my failures in h.s.  
But as far as Where You Are,  how about lala land.  :)
maidenhair

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Merrik Viltar Har <Marrock at msn.com>
> To: List Northkeep <Northkeep at Ansteorra.ORG>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 12:09 AM
> Subject: NK - Where I am
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> > The space shuttle circles the Earth in 89.5 min in an orbit of radius
> 6.63
> x
> > 10^6m.  What is the shuttle's acceleration?
> >
> > Compare this value with the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's
> > surface.
> >
> > If the radius of the Earth is 6.38 x 10^6m, find "n" in the following
> > expression...
> >
> > (radius-earth/radius-shuttle)^n = (shuttle acceleration)/gravity
> >
> > What do you want to bet, n = 2.
> >
> > M
> 
> Should that be volocity not acceleration?
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