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PhysicsGravitationKepler's LawEasy2 minPYQ_2020

PhysicsEasysingle choice

A satellite is orbiting the Earth in a circular orbit of radius $R$ . Which one of the following statements is true?

Options:

Answer:

Solution:

$∵$ Kinetic energy of satellite,

$K E = \frac{G M m}{2 R}$

$∴ K E \propto \frac{1}{R}$

$∴$ Option Kinetic energy varies as $\frac{1}{R}$ is correct.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:PhysicsTopic:GravitationSubtopic:Kepler's Law

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