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What is the tota, energy of a satellite revolving around Earth ? |
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Answer» The satellite revolving around the Earth has two types of erergies. (i) Gravitational potential energy `U` due to position of the satellite in the orbit. where, `U = - GMm//r` (ii) Kinetic energy `K` due to orbital speed of satellite. Where, `K = (1)/(2) m upsilon^(2) = (1)/(2) m ((GM)/(r )) = GM (m)/(2r)` Total energy `= U = K = (-GM m)/(r ) + (GM m)/(2r)` `= (-GMm)/(2r)` |
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