JEE Main 2024 — Gravitation Question with Solution
JEE Main 2024 (04 Apr Shift 2)
Question
Correct formula for height of a satellite from earths surface is:
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Correct answer
B
Step-by-step explanation

....(1) ....(2) ....(3) Put value from (2) \& (3) in eq. (1) $\begin{aligned} & \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{gR}^2}{(\mathrm{R}+\mathrm{h})}=(\mathrm{R}+\mathrm{h})^2\left(\frac{2 \pi}{\mathrm{T}}\right)^2 \\ & \Rightarrow \frac{\mathrm{T}^2 \mathrm{R}^2 \mathrm{~g}}{(2 \pi)^2}=(\mathrm{R}+\mathrm{h})^3 \\ & \Rightarrow\left[\frac{\mathrm{T}^2 \mathrm{R}^2 \mathrm{~g}}{(2 \pi)^2}\right]^{1 / 3}-\mathrm{R}=\mathrm{h} \end{aligned}$
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