Math Problem Statement

The planet XYZ travels about the star ABC in an orbit that is almost circular. Assume that the orbit is a circle with radius 90 comma 000 comma 000 mi. Assume there are 24 hours in one day on planet XYZ. ​(a) Assume that XYZ planet year is 380 ​days, and find the angle formed by​ XYZ's movement in one day. ​(b) Give the angular speed in radians per hour. ​(c) Find the linear speed of XYZ in miles per hour. XYZ ABC Question content area bottom Part 1 ​(a) The angle formed by​ XYZ's movement in one day is    StartFraction pi Over 190 EndFraction ​radian(s). ​(Simplify your answer. Type an exact​ answer, using pi as needed. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the​ expression.) Part 2 ​(b) The angular speed is    StartFraction pi Over 4560 EndFraction ​radian(s) per hour. ​(Simplify your answer. Type an exact​ answer, using pi as needed. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the​ expression.) Part 3 ​(c) The linear speed is approximately    enter your response here miles per hour. ​(Round to the nearest integer as​ needed.)The planet XYZ travels about the star ABC in an orbit that is almost circular. Assume that the orbit is a circle with radius 90 comma 000 comma 000 mi. Assume there are 24 hours in one day on planet XYZ. ​(a) Assume that XYZ planet year is 380 ​days, and find the angle formed by​ XYZ's movement in one day. ​(b) Give the angular speed in radians per hour. ​(c) Find the linear speed of XYZ in miles per hour. XYZ ABC Question content area bottom Part 1 ​(a) The angle formed by​ XYZ's movement in one day is    StartFraction pi Over 190 EndFraction ​radian(s). ​(Simplify your answer. Type an exact​ answer, using pi as needed. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the​ expression.) Part 2 ​(b) The angular speed is    StartFraction pi Over 4560 EndFraction ​radian(s) per hour. ​(Simplify your answer. Type an exact​ answer, using pi as needed. Use integers or fractions for any numbers in the​ expression.) Part 3 ​(c) The linear speed is approximately    enter your response here miles per hour. ​(Round to the nearest integer as​ needed.)

Solution

Let's go through each part of the problem step by step.

Given:

  • Orbit radius: r=90,000,000r = 90,000,000 miles.
  • Planet XYZ's year: 380 days.
  • One day on planet XYZ: 24 hours.

Part (a) — The angle formed by XYZ's movement in one day

The planet XYZ completes a full revolution around its star ABC in one year. The total angle for a full revolution is 2π2\pi radians. Since the planet takes 380 days to complete one revolution, we can find the angle it moves in one day by dividing 2π2\pi by the number of days in the year.

The angle per day is:

Angle per day=2π380\text{Angle per day} = \frac{2\pi}{380}

Now, the question asks for the angle in terms of radians, so this simplifies to:

Angle per day=π190 radians\text{Angle per day} = \frac{\pi}{190} \text{ radians}

So, the angle formed by XYZ’s movement in one day is:

π190 radians\boxed{\frac{\pi}{190}} \text{ radians}

Part (b) — The angular speed in radians per hour

We know the planet moves through π190\frac{\pi}{190} radians per day. To find the angular speed in radians per hour, we divide the angle per day by the number of hours in one day:

Angular speed per hour=π19024\text{Angular speed per hour} = \frac{\frac{\pi}{190}}{24}

Simplifying:

Angular speed per hour=π4560 radians per hour\text{Angular speed per hour} = \frac{\pi}{4560} \text{ radians per hour}

So, the angular speed is:

π4560 radians per hour\boxed{\frac{\pi}{4560}} \text{ radians per hour}

Part (c) — The linear speed in miles per hour

The linear speed vv of an object in circular motion is given by the formula:

v=rωv = r \cdot \omega

Where:

  • rr is the radius of the orbit (90,000,00090,000,000 miles),
  • ω\omega is the angular speed in radians per hour.

We already found that the angular speed is π4560\frac{\pi}{4560} radians per hour.

So the linear speed is:

v=90,000,000π4560v = 90,000,000 \cdot \frac{\pi}{4560}

Now, we calculate this:

v90,000,0003.1416456090,000,0000.00069062,100 miles per hourv \approx 90,000,000 \cdot \frac{3.1416}{4560} \approx 90,000,000 \cdot 0.000690 \approx 62,100 \text{ miles per hour}

Thus, the linear speed of XYZ is approximately:

62,100 miles per hour\boxed{62,100} \text{ miles per hour}


Recap of the answers:

  1. The angle formed by XYZ's movement in one day is π190\frac{\pi}{190} radians.
  2. The angular speed is π4560\frac{\pi}{4560} radians per hour.
  3. The linear speed is approximately 62,10062,100 miles per hour.

Would you like further explanation or have additional questions?

Here are some related questions for further practice:

  1. How would the angle formed by XYZ's movement change if the year was 400 days instead of 380 days?
  2. If the radius of XYZ's orbit were doubled, how would that affect the linear speed?
  3. What would the linear speed be if the number of days in a year were halved to 190 days?
  4. How can you calculate the period of revolution in days if you were given the angular speed in radians per day instead of radians per hour?
  5. What is the relationship between the radius of an orbit and the linear speed in circular motion?

Tip: For problems involving circular motion, remember that the angular speed and linear speed are related by the formula v=rωv = r \cdot \omega, where ω\omega is the angular speed in radians per unit of time, and rr is the radius of the orbit.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Circular Motion
Angular Speed
Linear Speed
Radians and Degrees

Formulas

Angle per day = (2π / Total days in year)
Angular speed (ω) = (Angle per day / Hours per day)
Linear speed (v) = r * ω

Theorems

Angular velocity formula
Linear velocity formula in circular motion

Suitable Grade Level

High School (Grades 9-12)