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JEE Main 201912 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2019
Date
12 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Physics
Chapter
Gravitation

JEE Main 2019 · 12 January · Evening Shift · Physics · Gravitation

Two satellites, A and B , have masses m and 2m respectively. A is...

Two satellites, AA and BB, have masses mm and 2m2m respectively. AA is in a circular orbit of radius RR and BB is in a circular orbit of radius 2R2R around the earth. The ratio of their kinetic energies, KAKB\dfrac{{K}_{A}}{{K}_{B}} is:

Options

  1. A22
  2. B12\dfrac{1}{2}
  3. C11
  4. D12\sqrt{\dfrac{1}{2}}

Correct answer

C. 11

Step-by-step solution

Let vv be the orbital velocity of the satellite which is given as v=GMrv = \sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{r}}

Here MM be the mass of the earth, mm be the mass of satellite and rr is the orbit radius.

Kinetic energy, K=12mv2=12m(GMr)2=GMm2r∝mrK = \dfrac{1}{2}m{v}^{2} = \dfrac{1}{2}m{\left(\sqrt{\dfrac{GM}{r}}\right)}^{2} = \dfrac{GMm}{2r} ∝ \dfrac{m}{r}

Ratio, KAKB=mAmB×rBrA=m2m×2RR=1\dfrac{{K}_{A}}{{K}_{B}} = \dfrac{{m}_{A}}{{m}_{B}} \times \dfrac{{r}_{B}}{{r}_{A}} = \dfrac{m}{2m} \times \dfrac{2R}{R} = 1

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