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A 500-Kg Satellite Is in a Circular Orbit About a Planet

Question 38

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A 50.0-kg satellite is in a circular orbit about a planet. The potential energy of the orbit is -4.00 × 10⁷ J. What is the speed of the satellite?

A) 1.26 km/s
B) 2.11 km/s
C) 1.44 m/s
D) 3.22 km/s
E) 894 m/s

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