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NEET 2012 Physics question

PhysicsGravitationNEET 2012

If is escape velocity and is orbital velocity of a satellite for orbit close to the earth's surface, then these are related by

Answer: (1)

Solution

For an orbit close to the earth's surface, gravity supplies the centripetal force: , so . The escape velocity is obtained from

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