Show the nature of the following graph for a satellite orbiting the earth.
(a) KE vs orbital radius R
(b) PE vs orbital radius R
(c) TE vs orbital radius R.

Show the nature of the following graph for a satellite orbiting the earth.
(a) KE vs orbital radius R
(b) PE vs orbital radius R
(c) TE vs orbital radius R.

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Explanation- Orbital speed of the satellite vo=

KE of the satellite of mass m, Ek = 1/2mvo2= Gmm/2R
So kinetic energy is inversely proportional to distance.
b)potential energy of a satellite Ep=-GMm/R
so it is also inv
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->R3 = (R + x)2 (R – x)
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->x2 + Rx – R2 = 0
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