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

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Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-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 630 miles
Above the earth in 14 hours at a velocity of 28,000 mph, how long would it take a satellite to complete an orbit if
It is at 1800 miles above the earth at a velocity of 22,000 mph? Use 3960 miles as the radius of the earth, and
Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of an hour.

• A) 22.36 hr
• B) 223.6 hr
• C) 50.91 hr
• D) 6.99 hr