An 825-Kg Space Vehicle Is Circling Earth in a Circular

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Multiple Choice

An 825-kg space vehicle is circling Earth in a circular orbit with a radius of 10,300 km.Its orbit is to be changed to a larger circle with a radius of 17,400 km.How much energy is required to accomplish this? The mass of Earth is 5.97 × 10²⁴ kg and G = 6.67 × 10^-11 N ∙ m²/kg^2.

• A)1.00 × 10⁹ J
• B)1.30 × 10¹⁰ J
• C)6.51 × 10⁹ J
• D)4.45 × 10⁹ J
• E)4.50 × 10¹⁰ J

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