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The gravitational force on a body of mass 5 kg at the surface of the earth is 50 N. If earth is a perfect sphere, the gravitational force on a satellite of mass 200 kg in a circuit orbit of radius same as diameter of the earth is.

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200 N
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400 N
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500 N
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800 N
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Solution

The correct option is D 500 N
Given that body of mass =5kg
Weight =w=50N
w=mg
50=5g
g=10m/s2
(D=2R) (h=R)

g=10(1+RR)2=104

g=2.rm/s2

w=mg
=200×2.5 (Lets, weight on satellite =w m=200kg)
=500N

Option (C) is correct.

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