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Two identical satellites are moving around the Earth in circular orbits at heights 3R and R respectively where R is the radius of the Earth. The ratio of their kinetic energies is x. Find x.

A

`2.8%`

B

`0.5%`

C

`1.4%`

D

`3%`

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