Q.

Energy of a satellite going around the earth in an elliptical orbit is given by GMm2a where M and m are masses of the earth and the satellite respectively and 2a is the major axis of the elliptical path. A satellite is launched tangentially with a speed =3GM5R from a height h = R above the surface of the earth. Calculate its maximum distance from the centre of the earth.

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a

3.5R

b

2R

c

2.5R

d

3R

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Energy of the satellite GMm2a=12mV2GMm2R
GMm2a=3GMm10RGMm2R

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12a=310R12R2a=5Rr=5R2R=3R hmax=3RR=2R

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Energy of a satellite going around the earth in an elliptical orbit is given by −GMm2a where M and m are masses of the earth and the satellite respectively and 2a is the major axis of the elliptical path. A satellite is launched tangentially with a speed =3GM5R from a height h = R above the surface of the earth. Calculate its maximum distance from the centre of the earth.