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8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation - Part 3 of 3
8. Centripetal Forces & Gravitation / Energy of Elliptical Orbits / Problem 10

An artificial satellite having a mass of 100 kg orbits around a planet following a circular path having a diameter of 700 km. Due to some technical glitch, its velocity reduces suddenly by 30% leading it into an elliptical trajectory. What will be the maximum and minimum distance from the center of the planet on this new trajectory? .[Mass of the planet = 3.5 × 1020 kg.]

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