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A satellite revolving in a circular equatorial orbit of radius `R = 2.0 xx 10^(4)` km from west to east appears over a certain point at the equator every `11.6 h`. From these data, calculate the mass of the earth. `(G = 6.67 xx 10^(-11) N m^(2))`

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