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A satellite is revolving around the earth in a circular orbit at an altitude h where the acceleration due to gravity is g'. If the earth is a sphere of radius R then the period of the satellite is give by

A

`T=2pi sqrt((h)/(g'))`

B

`T=2pi sqrt((R )/(g'))`

C

`T=2pi sqrt((R+h)/(g'))`

D

`T=2pi sqrt((R-h)/(g'))`

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