[tex]r = 1.29×10^8\:\text{m}[/tex]
Explanation:
According to Newton's law of universal gravitation, the gravitational force between Uranus and Miranda is
[tex]F_G = G\dfrac{M_UM_M}{r^2}[/tex]
where [tex]M_U[/tex] is the mass of planet Uranus, [tex]M_M[/tex] is the mass of its satellite Miranda, r is the distance between their centers and G is the universal gravitational constant. Moving the variable r to the left side, we get
[tex]r^2 = G\dfrac{M_UM_M}{F_G}[/tex]
Taking the square root of the equation above, we get
[tex]r = \sqrt{G\dfrac{M_UM_M}{F_G}}[/tex]
Plugging in the values, we get
[tex]r = \sqrt{(6.67×10^{-11}\:\text{N-m}^2{\text{/kg}}^2)\dfrac{(8.68×10^{25}\:\text{kg})(6.59×10^{19}\:\text{kg})}{2.28×10^{19}\:\text{N}}}[/tex]
[tex]\:\:\:\:\:=1.29×10^8\:\text{m}[/tex]
