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For the moon to cease to remain the earth's satellite, its orbital velocity has to increase by a factor of

a
2
b
2
c
1/2
d
3

detailed solution

Correct option is B

ve=2 v0,i.e. if the orbital velocity of moon is increased by factor of 2then it will escape out from the gravitational field of earth.

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