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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 = 3.85 × 105 km and the time taken by the moon to complete one revolution around the earth = 27.3 days.

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Solution

Distance between the Earth and the Moon:
r=3.85×105 km=3.85×108 m

Time taken by the Moon to revolve around the Earth:

T=27.3 days =24×3600×27.3 s=2.36×106 sVelocity of the Moon:v=2πrT =2×3.14×3.85×1082.36×106=1025.42 m/sAcceleration of the Moon: a=v2r=(1025.42)22.36×106=0.00273 m/s2
a=2.73×10-3 m/s2

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