JEE Main Physics question

Physics Gravitation JEE Main

Assertion: The time period of a geostationary satellite is 24 hours. Reason: A geostationary satellite must have the same time period as the time taken by the earth to complete one revolution about its axis.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (A)

Solution

By definition, a satellite is geostationary only if it stays fixed above the same point on the equator, which requires its orbital period to exactly

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