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A man weighs 75kg on the surface of the earth. His weight in a geostationary satellite is:

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Infinity
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150kg
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zero
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75/2kg
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Solution

The correct option is A zero
A geostationary satellite revolves around the earths with the same time period of earth's rotation, that is 24 hours.
Since it revolves with same speed, the relative velocity is zero with respect to earth and hence any body inside a geostationary satellite doesn't feel the gravity.
So, the weight would be equal to zero.

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