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Grade 6General Physics

a satellite of mass m is orbiting in an orbit of radius R .work done by gravity per revolution on the satellite is what

Profile image of ujjwal raj
12 Years agoGrade 6
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Profile image of Saurabh Koranglekar
6 Years ago
Since gravitational force is a conservative force, work done by this force is independent of the path followed and only depends upon the initial and final positions. Thus W=0 as the final and initial position of satellite is same w.r.t earth.