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7.Gravitation
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For a satellite moving in an orbit around the earth, the ratio of kinetic energy to potential energy is
A
$2$
B
$\frac{1}{2}$
C
$\frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}$
D
$\sqrt 2 $
(AIPMT-2005)
Solution
(b) For a moving satellite kinetic energy $ = \frac{{GMm}}{{2r}}$
Potential energy $ = \frac{{ – GMm}}{r}$
$\frac{{{\rm{Kinetic}}\,{\rm{energy}}}}{{{\rm{Potential}}\,{\rm{energy}}}} = \frac{1}{2}$
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