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A satellite is orbiting the earth, if it...

A satellite is orbiting the earth, if its distance from the earth is increased, its

A

angular velocity would increases

B

linear velocity would increases

C

time period would increases

D

none of the above

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c
The time period of the satellite is
`T=2pisqrt((r^(3))/(GM))`
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