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For a satellite revolving around the earth

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its P.E. and K.E. are +ve and the total energy is negative

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its P.E. and K.E. are -ve but the total energy is positive

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its P.E. and total energy are negative but the K.E. is positive

D

its P.E. and total energy are positive but its K.E. is negative

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