Solve. -The Time in Hours It Takes a Satellite to Complete

question 154

Multiple Choice

Solve.
-The time in hours it takes a satellite to complete an orbit around the earth varies directly as the radius of the orbit (from the center of the earth) and inversely as the orbital velocity. If a satellite completes an orbit 890 miles
Above the earth in 17 hours at a velocity of 21,000 mph, how long would it take a satellite to complete an orbit if
It is at 1,700 miles above the earth at a velocity of 25,000 mph? (Use 3960 miles as the radius of the earth.)

• A) 166.65 hours
• B) 27.28 hours
• C) 16.66 hours
• D) 5.01 hours

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