The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will 4. become (a) 10 hours (b) 80 hours (c) 40 hours (d) 20 hours

The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the separation between the earth and the satellite is increased to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will 4. become (a) 10 hours (b) 80 hours (c) 40 hours (d) 20 hours

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The time period of a satellite of earth is 5 hours. If the
separation between the earth and the satellite is increased
to 4 times the previous value, the new time period will
become
4.
(a) 10 hours
(b) 80 hours
(c) 40 hours
(d) 20 hours

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