NEET UG PHYSICS MCQ: GRAVITATION

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A satellite is moving in a circular orbit round the earth with a diameter of orbit

2 R

. At a certain point a rocket fixed to the satellite is fired such that it increases the velocity of the satellite tangentially. The resulting orbit of the satellite would be

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Correct option: C

elliptical orbit with minimum distance from the earth equal to

R

Option C (elliptical orbit with minimum distance from the earth equal to

R

) is correct because increasing the tangential velocity at a point in a circular orbit will result in an elliptical orbit with the point of velocity increase being the perigee (closest point).

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