CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 1 · Question Q10
Two satellites S_1 and S_2 are orbiting around a planet of radius R. S_1 moves just above the surface and S_2 is an orbit of radius 4R. The value of the ratio
\frac{\text{Orbital speed of } S_1}{\text{Orbital speed of } S_2}
is
- (A)
\frac{1}{4} - (B)
\frac{1}{2} - (C)2
- (D)4
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