A satellite is moving around the earth with speed $V$ in circular orbit of radius $r$ . If the orbital radius is decreased by $2\%$ , the speed of the satellite will

  • A

    Increase by $1\%$

  • B

    Increase by $0.5\%$

  • C

    Decrease by $1\%$

  • D

    Decrease by $0.5\%$

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