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# Find the Acceleration of the Moon with Respect to the Earth from the Following Data : Distance Between the Earth and the Moon - Physics

Sum

Find the acceleration of the moon with respect to the earth from the following data : Distance between the earth and the moon = 3.85 × 105 km and the time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the earth = 27.3 days.

#### Solution

Distance between the Earth and the Moon :

$r = 3 . 85 \times {10}^5 \text{km }= 3 . 85 \times {10}^8 \text{m}$

Time taken by the Moon to revolve around the Earth :

$T = 27 . 3 \text { days }$

$= 24 \times 3600 \times 27 . 3 s = 2 . 36 \times {10}^6 \text{s}$

$\text { Velocity of the Moon }:$

$\text{v} = \frac{2\pi r}{T}$

$= \frac{2 \times 3 . 14 \times 3 . 85 \times {10}^8}{2 . 36 \times {10}^6} = 1025 . 42 \text{ m/s}$

$\text { Acceleration of the Moon }:$

$\text{a} = \frac{\text{v}^2}{\text{r}} = \frac{(1025 . 42 )^2}{2 . 36 \times {10}^6} = 0 . 00273 \text{ m/ s}^2$

$\Rightarrow a = 2 . 73 \times {10}^{- 3} \text{m/ s}^2$

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HC Verma Class 11, 12 Concepts of Physics 1
Chapter 7 Circular Motion
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