Circular Orbits (Symbolic Expression for the Orbital Period and Radius)

This video discusses how to find a symbolic expression that represents the relationship between the orbital radius and the period for an object involved in circular orbit.

See below for more examples of circular motion problems…

What Causes Circular Motion?:    • What Causes Circular Motion?  
Examples #1&2 (Spinning Amusement Park Rides):    • Circular Motion Examples #1 and #2 (Riding...  
Example #3 (Banked Curves):    • Banked Curve Physics  
Example #4: (Merry Go Rounds):    • Circular Motion Example #4 (Playground Phy...  
Examples #5 and 6 (Vertical Loops):    • Circular Motion Examples #5 and 6 (Vertica...  
Example #7 (Over the Top of a Hill):    • Circular Motion Example #7 (Over the Hill)  
Example #15 and 16 (Circular Orbits (Finding Velocity and Period):    • Circular Orbits (Finding Velocity and Period)  
Example #17 (Circular Orbits (Symbolic Expression for the Orbital Period)):    • Circular Orbits (Symbolic Expression for t...  
Example #18 (Simulated Gravity with Rotation):    • Circular Motion Example #16 (Simulating We...  

Circular Motion Lab (Pre-Lab Discussion):    • Circular Motion Lab (Introduction)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #1):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #1)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #2):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #2)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #3):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #3)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #4):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #4)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #5):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #5)  
Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #6):    • Circular Motion Lab (Data Set #6)  
Circular Motion Lab (Conclusion Discussion):    • Circular Motion Lab (Conclusion Discussion)  

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:34 Symbolic Expression for Period
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