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A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6R above the surface of the earth, where R is the radius of the earth. The time period of another satellite at a height of 2.5 R from the surface of the earth is …… hours.

A

10 hr

B

`(6//sqrt(2)) hr`

C

`6 hr`

D

`6 sqrt(2) hr`

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