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Q.

The orbital period of a satellite in a circular orbit of radius r about a spherical planet of mass M and mean density ρ for a low altitude orbit rrp will be:

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a

3πGρ

b

3π

c

π

d

2

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Applying newton's second law to the circular orbit
We have,

mv2r=GMmr2  But v=2πrT m4π2r2rT2=GMmr2;T2=4π2r3GM;T=2πr32GM  but M=43πr3ρ and r=rp therefore, T=2πrp32G43πrp3ρ=2π34πGρ =3π 

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