Physics · 2025
JEE Main · 23 January 2025, Shift 2 · Q30
If a satellite orbiting the Earth is 9 times closer to the Earth than the Moon, what is the time period of rotation of the satellite? Given…
If a satellite orbiting the Earth is $\displaystyle 9$ times closer to the Earth than the Moon, what is the time period of rotation of the satellite? Given rotational time period of Moon=$\displaystyle 27$ days and gravitational attraction between the satellite and the moon is neglected.
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$\displaystyle 1$ day
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