JCECE Engineering JCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    A satellite in a circular orbit of radius \[R\] has a period of\[4\,\,h\]. Another satellite with orbital radius \[3R\] around the same planet will have a period (in hours)

    A) \[16\]                                   

    B) \[4\]

    C) \[4\sqrt{27}\]                   

    D) \[4\sqrt{8}\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    According to Kepler's third law                 \[{{T}^{2}}\propto {{R}^{3}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{T}_{1}}}={{\left( \frac{{{R}_{2}}}{{{R}_{1}}} \right)}^{3/2}}\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{T}_{1}}}={{\left( \frac{3R}{R} \right)}^{3/2}}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{{{T}_{2}}}{{{T}_{1}}}=\sqrt{27}\] \[\therefore \]  \[{{T}_{2}}=\sqrt{27}{{T}_{1}}=\sqrt{27}\times 4=4\sqrt{27}h\]


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