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What is the acceleration due to gravity at the space station.

Why do astronauts appear weightless despite being near the Earth?

Basics of gravity and the Law of Universal Gravitation.

This unit is about how things move along a straight line or, more scientifically, how things move in one dimension. Examples of this would be the movement (motion) of cars along a straight road or of trains along straight railway tracks.

This video explains the theorem of Pythagoras.

Speed necessary for the space station to stay in orbit.

By the end of this unit you will be able to:

• Identify different types of triangles.
• Investigate the relationship between the sides of a right-angled triangle to develop the Theorem of Pythagoras.
• Use the Theorem of Pythagoras to find missing lengths in right angled triangles.

Outcomes

In this course you will learn about: 

1. The relationship between the sides of a right-angled triangle.
2. Using the Theorem of Pythagoras to find missing lengths in a right angled triangles. 

In this video you will learn how to use the Pythagoras theorem.

Viewing g as the value of Earth's gravitational field near the surface rather than the acceleration due to gravity near Earth's surface for an object in freefall.