Find the acceleration of the moon with respect to earth
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the speed of moon is constant so there is no acceleration.
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You mean SPEED of the Moon. Not acceleration. The Moon does not accelerate because velocity is constant so acceleration is zero.
Let's find the length of the Moon's orbit around the Earth, which would be the circumference of a circle with the
radius of 3.85×10^5 km.
2 * 3.85×10^5 * 3.14 = 24.178×10^5 km
It takes 27.3 days to travel this distance. So how much does it travel in a day?
24.178×10^5 / 27.3 = 8.856×10^4 km/day.
Then in an hour:
8.856×10^4 / 24 = 3.69×10^3 km/h.
Then in a second:
3.69×10^3 / 3,600 = 1.025 km/sec.
(since 1 hour = 3,600 seconds)
Let's find the length of the Moon's orbit around the Earth, which would be the circumference of a circle with the
radius of 3.85×10^5 km.
2 * 3.85×10^5 * 3.14 = 24.178×10^5 km
It takes 27.3 days to travel this distance. So how much does it travel in a day?
24.178×10^5 / 27.3 = 8.856×10^4 km/day.
Then in an hour:
8.856×10^4 / 24 = 3.69×10^3 km/h.
Then in a second:
3.69×10^3 / 3,600 = 1.025 km/sec.
(since 1 hour = 3,600 seconds)
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