Question

34 A satellite of mass 1 600 kg is orbiting the Earth with radius 2R. R is the radius of the Earth which is equal to 6.37 × 106 m. What

is the centripetal force acting on the satellite? [G = 6.67 × 10-¹1 N m² kg-2, mass of the Earth = 5.97 x 1024 kg] A 1744 N B 1806 N C 1960 N D 3 925 N

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