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Satellites - Orbital Velocity & Period

A light planet is revolving around a massive star in a circular orbit of radius RR with a period of revolution T. If the force of attraction between planet and star is proportional to R−3/2R^{-3/2} then choose the correct option:

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Answer: (c)

  1. mω2R∝R−3/2⇒ω2∝R−5/2m\omega^2 R \propto R^{-3/2} \Rightarrow \omega^2 \propto R^{-5/2}
  2. T2∝1ω2∝R5/2T^2 \propto \frac{1}{\omega^2} \propto R^{5/2}
  3. So the answer is (c).
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