Acceleration of a satellite is ..... A) $ sqrt{frac{GM}{r}}$ B) $ frac{GM}{r^2}$ C) $ frac{GM_{1_{ }}M_{2

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Acceleration of a satellite is ____ A)

A	A
B	B
C	C
D	none of the above

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The acceleration of the satellite would be directed towards the center of the circle-towards the central body that it is orbiting. And this acceleration is caused by a net force that is directed inwards in the same direction as the acceleration.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sir Isaac Newton’s universal law of gravitation (F=Gmm/r2) is an equation representing the attractive force (F) of two masses (m) separated at distance (r). It was first published as a part of Newton’s works on classical mechanics in the late 1600s.

Detailed explanation-3: -v2 = (G • MCentral ) / R where G is 6.673 x 10-11 N•m2/kg2, Mcentral is the mass of the central body about which the satellite orbits, and R is the radius of orbit for the satellite.

Detailed explanation-4: -Objects inside an orbiting satellite appear to be weightless because they, and the satellite, are falling at the same rate (approximately 9.80 ms-2).

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