CMC Medical CMC-Medical Ludhiana Solved Paper-2009

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    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 Keplers 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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