Uttarakhand PMT Uttarakhand PMT Solved Paper-2006

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    Radius of orbit of satellite of earth is R. Its kinetic energy is proportional to :

    A)  \[\frac{1}{R}\]

    B)  \[\frac{1}{\sqrt{R}}\]

    C)  \[R\]

    D)  \[\frac{1}{{{R}^{3/2}}}\]

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Kinetic energy of the satellite \[KE=\frac{1}{2}mv_{0}^{2}\]         ...(1) where,      \[{{v}_{0}}=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}\] Now putting the value of\[{{v}_{0}}\]is Eq. (1), we get \[KE=\frac{1}{2}m{{\left( \sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}} \right)}^{2}}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{mGM}{R}\] Hence,        \[KE\propto \frac{1}{R}\]


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