The Moon Has a Period of 27 $\times$ 10⁵km $\times$ 10⁴ Km from the Center of Earth

question 48

Multiple Choice

The moon has a period of 27.3 d and is an average distance from Earth of 3.84 $\times$ 10⁵km.A communications satellite is placed in an Earth orbit at 4.23 $\times$ 10⁴ km from the center of Earth.What is the period of this satellite?

• A)0.87 h
• B)1.0 d
• C)3.0 d
• D)6.3 d
• E)8.0 h

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