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Fields and their consequences (A-level only)

Fields and their consequences (A-level only)

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Question 82

A satellite is in a circular orbit at a height h h\,h above the surface of a planet of mass M M\,M and radius RRR. What is the orbital period T T\,T of the satellite?

A

2πGM(R+h)32\pi \sqrt{\frac{GM}{(R+h)^3}}2π(R+h)3GM​​

B

2πR+hGM2\pi \sqrt{\frac{R+h}{GM}}2πGMR+h​​

C

2π(R+h)3GM2\pi \sqrt{\frac{(R+h)^3}{GM}}2πGM(R+h)3​​

D

2πR+hGM2\pi \frac{R+h}{GM}2πGMR+h​

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