Two Satellites,one in Geosynchronous Orbit (T = 24 Hrs)and One $\times$

question 7

Multiple Choice

Two satellites,one in geosynchronous orbit (T = 24 hrs) and one with a period of 12 hrs,are orbiting Earth.How many times larger than the radius of Earth is the distance between the orbits of the two satellites.(Mass(Earth) = 5.98 $\times$ 10²⁴ kg,G = 6.67 $\times$ 10^-11 N·m²,g = 9.81 m/s²,radius(Earth) = 6.38 $\times$ 10⁶ m)

• A)0.51
• B)2.0
• C)6.6
• D)5.7
• E)none of the above

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