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The time period a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite in increased to four times the previous value, the new time period of the satellite will be
PhysicsGravitationMHT CETMHT CET 2021 (24 Sep Shift 1)
Options:
  • A 20 hours
  • B 40 hours
  • C 80 hours
  • D 10 hours
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The correct answer is: 40 hours
$\begin{aligned} & \mathrm{T}^2 \alpha \mathrm{r}^3 \\ & \therefore \frac{\mathrm{T}_2^2}{\mathrm{~T}_1^2}=\frac{\mathrm{r}_2^3}{\mathrm{r}_1^3}=(4)^3=64 \\ & \therefore \frac{\mathrm{T}_2}{\mathrm{~T}_1}=8 \text { or } \mathrm{T}_2=8 \mathrm{~T}_1=8 \times 5=40 \text { hours. }\end{aligned}$

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