A satellite of mass M2 is revolving around earth in a circular orbit at a height of R3 from earth surface. The angular momentum of the satellite is M GMRx. The value of x is , where M and R are the mass and radius of earth, respectively. ( G is the gravitational constant)
Answer
3
Solution
Orbit radius from the Earth's centre: r=R+ R3= 4R3.
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L=mvr=m GMr= M2 GM 4R3=M GMR3
x=3
Answer: 3