The intensity of solar radiation near the Earth is 1.4 kW/m². What force is exerted by solar radiation impinging normally on a 19.4 m² completely absorbing panel of an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, in units of µN? Please enter only the numerical value, and keep it to one decimal place, i.e., X.X, and do not include units.
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The power is given by the product of the intensity and the area, so: P = I * A = 1.4 kW/m^2 * 19.4 m^2 = 27.16 kW = 27160 W Show more…
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