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Two satellites are in the parking orbits around the earth. Mass of one is 5 times that of other. The ratio of their period of revolution is

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25

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\sqrt{5}

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1

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\sqrt[3]{5}

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Solution

The correct option is C $1$
The period of their revolutions is $1 : 1$ as Time period of a revolving object is independent of the mass of that object.

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