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A satellite of mass m is revolving around the Earth at a height R above the surface of the Earth. If g is the gravitational intensity at the Earth’s surface and R is the radius of the Earth, then the kinetic energy of the satellite will be:

A

`mgR//2`

B

mgR/4

C

mgR

D

mgR/6

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