Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Gravitation

Question:

Periodic time of a satellite revolving above Earth’s surface at a height equal to R, radius of Earth, is

[g is acceleration due to gravity at Earth’s surface]

Options:

$2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{2 R}{g}}$

$4 \sqrt{2 \pi} \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

$2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

$8 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

Correct Answer:

$4 \sqrt{2 \pi} \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$

Explanation:

$\frac{GMm}{(R+h)^2}=m(R+h) \omega^2 ; \omega=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{(R+h)^3}}=\sqrt{\frac{gR^2}{(R+h)^3}}$

or  $\frac{2 \pi}{R}=\sqrt{\frac{gR}{(R+h)^3}} ; T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{(R+h)^3}{gR^2}}$

here h = R

$T=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{(R+R)^3}{gR}}=2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{8 R}{g}}$

$=(2 \sqrt{2}) 2 \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}=4 \sqrt{2} \pi \sqrt{\frac{R}{g}}$