J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2012

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    How long will a satellite, placed in a circular orbit of radius that is \[{{\left( \frac{1}{4} \right)}^{th}}\]  the radius of a geostationary satellite, take to complete one revolution around the earth?

    A)  \[12\text{ }h\]            

    B)  \[\text{6 }h\]

    C)  \[3\text{ }h\]              

    D)  \[4\text{ }days\]

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    From Kepler's third law \[{{T}^{2}}\propto {{R}^{3}}\] or \[T\propto {{R}^{3/2}}\] \[\therefore \] \[\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}}={{\left( \frac{{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{2}}} \right)}^{3/2}}\] \[\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{{{T}_{2}}}={{\left( \frac{4{{R}_{1}}}{{{R}_{1}}} \right)}^{3/2}}\] \[{{T}_{2}}=\frac{{{T}_{1}}}{8}=\frac{29}{8}=3h\]


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