Q.

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 42250 km. What is its speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth?


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a

11065.48  km/h

b

1245.98  km/h

c

56248.36  km/h

d

721400.26 km/h 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The speed of the artificial satellite is 11065.48 km/h.
Given: radius=42250 km,
time=24 h
Formula:
Length of orbit = circumference of the orbit
=2πr
=2×227×42250
=265571.43 km
We know,
Speed = length of orbit/time
=265571.4324
=11065.48 km/h.
                                      
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An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 42250 km. What is its speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth?