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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

If the escape velocity of a body from the surface of the earth is \(11.2 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\), then the orbital velocity of a satellite in an orbit which is at a height equal to the radius of the earth is

  1. A \(11.2 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
  2. B \(2.8 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
  3. C \(22.4 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
  4. D \(5.6 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
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(D) \(5.6 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)

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\(v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}\) \(v_o = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R+h}}\) For \(h=R\): \(v_o = \sqrt{\frac{GM}{2R}} = \frac{1}{2}\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}\) \(v_o = \frac{v_e}{2}\) \(v_o = \frac{11.2 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}}{2}\) \(v_o = 5.6 \mathrm{~km} \mathrm{~s}^{-1}\)
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