Question:

A research satellite of mass 200 kg circles the earth in an orbit of average radius 3R/2, where R is the radius of the earth. Assuming the gravitational pull on a mass of 1 kg on the earth’s surface to be 10 N, the pull on the satellite will be

Options :

  • (a) 880 N
  • (b) 889 N
  • (c) 890 N
  • (d) 892 N

Answer :

(b) 889 N

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