Show that the spced of a satellite in orbit close to the Earth is given by (gR)} where gis the acceleration of free fall and R is the radius of the Earth. Calculate the speed of the satellite and the period of the orbit given that g = 9.8 ms- and R= 6.4 x 10'km.

Show that the spced of a satellite in orbit close to the Earth is given by (gR)} where gis the acceleration of free fall and R is the radius of the Earth. Calculate the speed of the satellite and the period of the orbit given that g = 9.8 ms- and R= 6.4 x 10'km.

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Show that the spced of a satellite in
orbit close to the Earth is given by
(gR) where g is the acceleration of
free fall and R is the radius of the
Earth.
Calculate the speed of the satellite
and the period of the orbit
given that g= 9.8 ms- and
R= 6.4 x 10 km.

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