The additional kinetic energy to be provided to a satellite of mass $m$ revolving around a planet of mass $M$, to transfer it from a circular orbit of radius $R_1$ to another of radius $R_2\,(R_2 > R_1)$ is

  • A

    $GmM\,\left( {\frac{1}{{{R_1}}} - \frac{1}{{{R_2}}}} \right)$

  • B

    $2GmM\,\left( {\frac{1}{{{R_1}}} - \frac{1}{{{R_2}}}} \right)$

  • C

    $\frac{1}{2}GmM\,\left( {\frac{1}{{{R_1}}} - \frac{1}{{{R_2}}}} \right)$

  • D

    $GmM\,\left( {\frac{1}{{R_1^2}} - \frac{1}{{R_2^2}}} \right)$

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