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A geostationary satellite is orbiting the earth at a height of 6R above the surface of the earth, where R is the radius of the earth. The time period of another satellite at a height of 2.5 R from the surface of the earth is …… hours.

A

`6sqrt(2)` hours

B

10 hours

C

`(5 sqrt(5))/sqrt(3)` hours

D

None of the above

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