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An artificial satellite is moving in circular orbit around the earth with speed equal to half the magnitude of escape velocity from the surface of earth. `R` is the radius of earth and g is acceleration due to gravity at the surface of earth `(R = 6400km)`
Then the distance of satelite from the surface of earth is .

A

`2pisqrt((2R)/(g))`

B

`2pisqrt((4R)/(g))`

C

`2pisqrt((8R)/(g))`

D

`2pisqrt((6R)/(g))`

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C
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