AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2006

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    A satellite is moving on a circular path of radius r around the earth has a time period T. If its radius slightly increases by \[\Delta \]r, the change in it; time period is

    A)  \[\frac{3}{2}\left( \frac{T}{r} \right)\Delta r\]                    

    B)  \[\left( \frac{T}{r} \right)\Delta r\]

    C)  \[\frac{3}{2}\left( \frac{{{T}^{2}}}{{{r}^{2}}} \right)\Delta r\]                      

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     According to Keplers law                 \[{{T}^{2}}=k\,{{r}^{3}}\]                 \[\frac{dT}{dr}=\frac{3}{2}\,\frac{k\,{{r}^{2}}}{T}\]                 \[\frac{dT}{dr}=\frac{3}{2}\,\left( \frac{T}{r} \right)\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{\Delta T}{\Delta r}=\frac{3}{2}\,\left( \frac{T}{r} \right)\]                 \[\Delta T=\frac{3}{2}\left( \frac{T}{r} \right)\Delta r\]


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