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A satellite orbits the earth a distance of 1.50 × 107 m above the planet's surface and takes 8.65 hours for each revolution about the earth.The earth's radius is 6.38 × 106 m.The acceleration of this satellite is closest to


A) 0.0690 m/s2.
B) 0.870 m/s2.
C) 1.91 m/s2.
D) 2.72 m/s2.
E) 9.80 m/s2.

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