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Physics

Problem

Two spherical planets PP and QQ have the same uniform density. The radius of QQ is twice that of PP. If the escape velocity at the surface of PP is 10 km s−110\,\text{km s}^{-1}, what is the orbital speed of a satellite moving just above the surface of QQ? a) 20 km s−120\,\text{km s}^{-1} b) 7.1 km s−17.1\,\text{km s}^{-1} c) 14 km s−114\,\text{km s}^{-1} d) 10 km s−110\,\text{km s}^{-1}

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