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QAIPMT-2005-Ph-2552: NEET 2005 Physics - Class 11 AIPMT-2005-Ph-2552 Solution: For a satellite moving in an orbit around the earth, the ratio…

For a satellite moving in an orbit around the earth, the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy is

Multiple Choice Options

  • A 01-Feb
  • B 1/21/\sqrt{2}
  • C 2
  • D 2\sqrt{2}

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K.E. of satellite moving in an orbit around the earth is K = 1 2 m v 2 = 1 2 m ( G M r ) 2 = G M m 2 r P.E. of satellite and earth system is U = G M m r _ K U = G M m 2 r G M m r = 1 2

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