JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA Jamia Millia Islamia Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
        Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is R. Its kinetic energy is proportional to

    A)  \[\frac{1}{R}\]                                 

    B)  \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{R}}\]

    C)  \[R\]                                    

    D)  \[\frac{1}{{{R}^{3/2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Kinetic energy of the satellite    \[KE=\frac{1}{2}mv_{0}^{2}\]                   ...(i) where, \[{{v}_{0}}=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}\] Now, putting the value of\[{{v}_{0}}\]in Eq. (i), we get                 \[KE=\frac{1}{2}m{{\left( \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{mGM}{R}\] Hence, \[KE\propto \frac{1}{R}\]


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