Q. Two satellite $A$ and $B$ go round a planet orbits having radii $4R$ and $R,$ respectivly. If the speed of satellite $A\ is\ 3v,$ then speed of satellite $B$ is

A) $\frac{3v}{2}$
B) $\frac{4v}{2}$
C) $6v$
D) $12v$
Explanation

(c) According to Kepler’s third law, we have
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ T^{2} \propto R^{3}$
$Hence,\ \ \frac{T_{A}^{2}}{T_{B}^{2}} = \left( \frac{4R}{R} \right)^{3} = \frac{64}{1}$
$or\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{T_{A}}{T_{B}} = \frac{8}{1}$
$or\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{2\pi\omega_{B}}{2\pi\omega_{A}} = \frac{8}{1}$
$or\ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{v_{B} \times 4R}{R \times v_{A}\ } = \frac{8}{1}$
$or\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{v_{B}}{3v} = 2$
$or\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ v_{B} = 6v$

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