Using the altitude obtained for a geostationary orbit

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Problem

Using the altitude obtained for a geostationary orbit, the speed of such a satellite is closest to (a) 7.5 km s−17.5\,\text{km s}^{-1} (b) 1.6 km s−11.6\,\text{km s}^{-1} (c) 3.1 km s−13.1\,\text{km s}^{-1} (d) 2.6 km s−12.6\,\text{km s}^{-1}

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