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Satellite Energy & Weightlessness question from MHT CET 2026 (15 May, Shift 1)

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Satellite Energy & Weightlessness

The kinetic energy of a revolving satellite (mass $m$ ) at a height equal to thrice the radius of the earth ( $R$ ) is ( $g$ = acceleration due to gravity)

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Answer: (a)

Orbit radius $r = R + 3R = 4R$ .
$K = \frac{GMm}{2r} = \frac{gR^2 m}{8R}$ using $GM = gR^2$ .
$K = \frac{mgR}{8}$ .
So the answer is (a).

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