Physics

Physics

Problem

Satellite S1S_1 of mass mm revolves around Earth in a circular orbit of radius rr with time period TT. Another satellite S2S_2 of mass 4m4m moves in a circular orbit of radius 2r2r with a time period T2\dfrac{T}{2}. Determine the ratio of the centripetal forces Fc,2Fc,1\dfrac{F_{c,2}}{F_{c,1}} acting on S2S_2 and S1S_1.

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