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A SATELLITE IS REVOLVING AROUND EARTH WITH ORBITAL VELOCITY v . IF IT STOPS SUDDENLY , FIND THE SPEED WITH WHICH IT WILL STRIKE THE SURFACE OF EARTH. [ Ve = escape velocity ]

A SATELLITE IS REVOLVING AROUND EARTH WITH ORBITAL VELOCITY v . IF IT STOPS SUDDENLY , FIND THE SPEED WITH WHICH IT WILL STRIKE THE SURFACE OF EARTH. [ Ve = escape velocity ]

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Arun
25750 Points
6 years ago
Applying conservation of Medical energy between points A (the satellite position when its suddenly stops ) to point B on the surface of earth where it strikes with velocity v
you will get
v = \sqrtVe2 – Vo2

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