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An earth satellite is revolving in a circular orbit of

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An earth satellite is revolving in a circular orbit of

An earth satellite is revolving in a circular orbit of radius a with a velocity v Mass of earth is M A gun in the satellite is directly aimed toward earth A bullet is fired from the gun with 2 muzzle velocity Assume that mass of the satellite is very very large with respect to the mass of the bullet Choose the CORRECT option s 4a A Maximum distance of bullet from the centre of earth is 3 B Minimum speed of bullet relative to earth is 2 3v C Minimum speed of bullet relative to earth is 4 D Time period of motion of bullet around earth is T 2T 4a 3 2