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A satellite is revolving in a circular orbit of round the earth at a height of h. If the acceleration due to gravity at that height is g. The orbital speed of the satellite .

A

`sqrt(gh)`

B

`sqrt(2gh)`

C

`sqrt(g(R+h))`

D

`sqrt(gR)`

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