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Satellite Energy & Weightlessness question from MHT CET 2023 (10 May, Shift 1)

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Satellite Energy & Weightlessness

For a satellite orbiting around the earth in a circular orbit, the ratio of potential energy to kinetic energy at same height is

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Answer: (d)

$U = -\frac{GMm}{r}$ , $K = \frac{GMm}{2r}$ .
$\frac{|U|}{K} = 2$ .
So the answer is (d) 2.

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