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An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half of the magnitude of escape velocity from the earth. If the satellite is stopped suddenly in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth, find the speed (km/sec) with which it hits the surface of the earth. (g=9.8 ms−2 and Radius of earth =6400 km)

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An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half of the magnitude of escape velocity from the earth. If the satellite is stopped suddenly in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth, find the speed (km/sec) with which it hits the surface of the earth. (g=9.8 ms2 and Radius of earth =6400 km)



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