document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949291>Question 949291</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A satellite in geostationary orbit stays over the same spot on Earth. The satellite completes one orbit in the same time that Earth rotates once about its axis (23.93 hours) . If the satellite's orbit has radius 4.23 X 10 to the 7th power m, calculate the satellite's orbital speed (tangential velocity) in meters per second. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #579543 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=579543\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The circumference of the orbit is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28pi%29diameter ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28pi%29diameter\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Circumference=%28pi%29%288.46%2A10%5E7%29+m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Circumference=%28pi%29%288.46%2A10%5E7%29+m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the distance traveled in one period (23.93 hrs)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "rate=distance/time=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28pi%29%288.46%2A10%5E7%29m%2F23.93hrs ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28pi%29%288.46%2A10%5E7%29m%2F23.93hrs\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281.111%2A10%5E7%29+m%2Fhr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281.111%2A10%5E7%29+m%2Fhr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281.111%2A10%5E7%29+m%2Fhr ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281.111%2A10%5E7%29+m%2Fhr\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >*<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281+hr%2F3600+sec%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281+hr%2F3600+sec%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=3085.14 m/sec ANSWER The orbital speed of the satellite is 3085.14 m/sec. </SPAN>\n" );
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