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Grade 12th passMechanics

A setelite is revolving around earth with speed v0 if it stops suddenly the speed with it will strike the surface of earth would be
Where Ve is escape velocity

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 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.
KE=change in potential energy
½mv2 = -GMm/r  – (-GMm/R)
v2 = 2GM/R – 2GM/r
v2 = v_{e}^{2} - 2v_{o}^{2}
v = \sqrt{v_{e}^{2} - 2v_{o}^{2}}
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