While an astronomy professor, you discover a binary star system in which the two stars are in circular orbits about the system's center of mass. from their color and brightness, you determine that each star has the same mass as our sun. the orbital period of the pair is 21.3days , based on the oscillation of brightness observed as one star occludes (hides) the other. from this information you are able to ascertain the distance between the stars.

part a

calculate the distance between the stars.

express your answer to two significant digits and include the appropriate units.

d =

Identify the forces that contribute to the centripetal force on the object in each of the following examples: a. a bicyclist moving around a flat, circular track b. a bicycle moving around a flat, circular track c. a racecar turning a corner on a steeply banked curve

The inside surface of a cylindrical-shaped cave of inner diameter 1.0 m is continuously covered with a very thin layer of water. the cave is very long and it is open on both ends. the water on the cave surface is at a constant temperature of 15.5 °c. the cave is constantly exposed to wind such that 15.5 °c air flows through the cave at 4.5 m/s. the kinematic viscosity of the air is 14.66 x 10-6 m2/s and the molecular diffusion coefficient of water vapor in the air is 0.239 x 10-4 m2/s. because the cave diameter is so large, the flow of wind down the length of the cave, in the x direction, can be treated like it is external flow and the cave surface can be approximated as flat where appropriate. calculate the x value, in a) the transition to turbulent flow occurs at rex meters, where the air flow transitions from laminar to turbulent along the inside surface of the cave b) calculate the x value, in meters, where the bulk steady state concentration of water vapor in the air flowing in the cave is 10% of the saturation concentration. assume the air at the surface of the water layer is 100% saturated with water vapor. assume the wind entering the cave contained no moisture before it entered the cave. take into account the transition from laminar to turbulent flow when solving part b

The record distance in the sport of throwing cowpats is 81.1 m. this record toss was set by steve urner of the united states in 1981. assuming the initial launch angle was 45° and neglecting air resistance, answer the following. (a) determine the initial speed of the projectile. m/s