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A satellite is revolving round the earth with orbital speed `v_(0)` if it is imagined to stop suddenly the speed with which it will strike the surface of the earth would be `(v_(e)` - escape speed of a body from earth s surface)

A

`(v_(e)^(2))/(v_(0))`

B

`v_(0)`

C

`sqrt(v_(e)^(2)-v_(0)^(2))`

D

`sqrt(v_(e)^(2)-2v_(0)^(2))`

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