Question

(a) on its first pass, a satellite orbiting a newly discovered planet took 4 seconds to travel 84.8 kilometers (km) at a constant speed. for the next pass, the plan is for the satellite to orbit for 6 seconds, traveling at the same distance each second as before. show the 6 - second trip on the diagram below. distance travelled each second: km 6 seconds 1 second 1 second 1 second 1 second 1 second 1 second km km km km km km

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate speed

Speed = Distance / Time. Given distance = 84.8 km and time = 4 s. So speed $v=\frac{84.8}{4}$ km/s.

Step2: Find distance per second

$v = 21.2$ km/s. This is the distance travelled each second.

Answer:

21.2