Europa, a satellite of Jupiter, has an orbital diameter of 1.34 × 109m and a period of 3.55 days. What is the mass of Jupiter?

Europa a satellite of Jupiter has an orbital diameter of 134 109m and a period of 355 days What is the mass of Jupiter class=

Respuesta :

Given,

The orbital diameter is

[tex]d=1.34\times10^9m[/tex]

The radius is

[tex]r=\frac{d}{2}=\frac{1.34\times10^9}{2}=0.67\times10^9m[/tex]

The time period is T=3.55 days=3.55x86400 sec.

We know,

[tex]\begin{gathered} T=\frac{2\pi r^{\frac{3}{2}}}{\sqrt[\square]{GM}}^{}^{} \\ \Rightarrow3.55\times86400=\frac{2\pi\text{ (0.67}\times10^9)^{\frac{3}{2}}}{\sqrt[]{6.67\times10^{-11}\times M}} \\ \Rightarrow9.4\times10^{10}=\frac{1.18\times10^{28}}{6.67\times10^{-11}M} \\ \Rightarrow M=1.89\times10^{27}kg \end{gathered}[/tex]

The answer is

[tex]1.89\times10^{27}kg[/tex]