Solution Manual For College Physics: A Strategic Approach, 4th Edition

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College Physics:
A Strategic Approach

Fourth Edition

Randall D. Knight
Brian Jones
Stuart Field

Instructor’s Solutions Manual for
College Physics: A Strategic
Approach

Chris Porter
I-1
PptI.1. Reason: The orbital speed depends on the mass of the central body. If there were no dark matter then the
stars would orbit around the Milky Way slower so the period would be longer. The answer is A.

Assess: If the sun’s mass were smaller then the earth would take more than 365 days to orbit.

PptI.2. Reason: Assume circular orbits. The gravitational force is centripetally directed. If Saturn is
10 farther
than the earth then Kepler’s third law says its period T is
1000 that of the earth. Use the formula for centripetal
acceleration.
22 2 2
S S S e e
S S S e
2 2 2
e e e e e e
e e e
(2 ) (2 10 1000 ) 10 100
10 11000 1000
10 10 100(2 ) (2 )
v R /T R / T
a R R R
a v R /T R /T
R R R


= = = = = =

The answer is B.

Assess: Another way is to say the gravitational field is
100 weaker at that distance, so the acceleration will be100 less
(from
net )F ma=
PptI.3. Reason: If the orbital speeds are the same, then we simply compare the centripetal accelerations.
2 2
S e
S S e
2 2
e e e
e e
10 1
10
v v
a R R
a v v
R R
= = =

The answer is A.

Assess: The acceleration is greater with the dark matter than without.

PptI.4. Reason: Newton’s law for the gravitational force depends on the mass. More mass means more
gravitational force. The answer is A.

Assess: We expect more massive things to pull harder on each other.

PptI.5. Reason: Solve
a v/ t=  fort 2
20 m/s 3 2 s
6 0 m/s
v
t a

 = = =

The correct answer is C.

Assess: It would take a greyhound less time to reach top speed, but 3.2 s seems reasonable for a horse.

FORCE AND MOTION

P A R T

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