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An artificial satellite is revolving in a circular orbit at height of `1200 km` above the surface of the earth. If the radius of the earth is `6400 km` and mass is `6xx10^(24) kg`, the orbital velocity is

A

`7.26 kms^(-1)`

B

`4.26 kms^(-1)`

C

`9.26 kms^(-1)`

D

`2.26 kms^(-1)`

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A
`v_(0)=sqrt((GM)/(R+h))`
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