1. Compute for the value of the acceleration due to gravity g of an object at analtitude equal to twice the radius of the Earth? (radius of Earth = 6.4 x 106 m)2. Scientists once hypothesized the existence of a planet called Vulcan toexplain Mercury's precession. Vulcan is supposed to be between Mercury andthe Sun with a solar distance equal to 2/3 of that of Mercury. What would beits supposed period?3. What is the period T of a planet which radius is as twice as of Earth when itcompletes one revolution in 875 days? ( Earth radius = 6.38 x 105)%3D%3D

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Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

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Chapter7: Gravity

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