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

Explanation:

Step1: Recall speed - distance - time formula

Speed = $\frac{Distance}{Time}$

Step2: Calculate speed

Given distance = 84.8 km and time = 4 s. Speed = $\frac{84.8}{4}=21.2$ km/s. This is the distance travelled each second.

Answer:

21.2