Physics · 2016
NEET 2016 · 24 July · Code AA · Q12
A satellite of mass m is orbiting the earth (of radius R ) at a height h from its surface. The total energy of the satellite in terms of g_0, the…
A satellite of mass $\displaystyle m$ is orbiting the earth (of radius $\displaystyle R$) at a height $\displaystyle h$ from its surface. The total energy of the satellite in terms of $\displaystyle g_0$, the value of acceleration due to gravity at the earth's surface, is
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$\displaystyle -\frac{m g_0 R^2}{2(R+h)}$
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