For a satellite of mass in a circular orbit of radius around Earth (mass )

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Problem

For a satellite of mass

m

in a circular orbit of radius

r

around Earth (mass

M

), what is the ratio of its kinetic energy

K

to its potential energy

U

? (a)

+\dfrac{1}{2}

(b)

-1

(c)

-\dfrac{1}{2}

(d)

+1