008 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points A possible means of space flight is to place a per

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008 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points A possible means of space flight is to place a perfectly reflecting aluminized sheet into 002 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points mckain (rm56783) Homework 10 williams (1820541) Earth's orbit and use the light from the Sunsns.. to push this solar sail. Suppose a sail of area 8.668 x 10 m and mass 5969 kg is placed in orbit facing the Sun. What force is exerted on the sail? The radiation pressure by a reflected wave is given Assume 2 (average power per unit area) by a solar intensity of 1340 W/m2 Answer in units of N Scale: 10 cm 009 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points What is the sail's acceleration? Answer in units of m/s2. Find the magnitude of the image distance Answer in units of cm.

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008: P = 2 I / C

P = 2(1340 W/m^2) /(3 x 10^8 m/s )

F = P A = (2 * 1340 / (3 x 10^8))(8.668 x 10^5)

F = 7.74 N ........Ans

009: a = F / m = (7.74) / (5969)

a = 1.30 x 10^-3 m/s^2 .....Ans

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