A satellite of mass ,kg is in circular orbit at a distance of from Earth’s center

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Problem

A satellite of mass

2.0\times10^{4}

\,kg is in circular orbit at a distance of

2R_E

from Earth’s center, where

R_E

is Earth’s radius. The local gravitational acceleration on the satellite is measured to be 2.5\,m/s

^2

. Taking Earth’s mass as

6.0\times10^{24}

\,kg, what is the magnitude of Earth’s simultaneous acceleration toward the satellite? (a)

3.3\times10^{-20}\,\text{m/s}^2

(b)

2.1\times10^{-21}\,\text{m/s}^2

(c)

8.3\times10^{-21}\,\text{m/s}^2

(d)

1.2\times10^{-19}\,\text{m/s}^2