The energy required to be spent by a satellite of mass m and speed v and orbital radius r in completing a circular orbit once round the earth of mass M is
A
zero
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B
GMm/2r
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C
GMm/r
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D
2GMm/r
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Solution
The correct option is A
zero
Centripetal force does no work; hence energy required is zero.