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Orbital Motion — Quiz

Question 5 • Physics I

A satellite orbiting Earth has a tangential velocity of 5000 m/s Earth’s mass is 6 times 10 to the 24th power kilograms and its radius is 6 point 4 times 10 to the 6th power m Which is the distance of the satellite from Earth?

Answer
A
16 comma 008 comma 000 m
B
2 comma 240 comma 000 m
C
9 comma 608 comma 000 m
D
1 comma 500 comma 000 m
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