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A spaceship is returning to Earth with its engine turned off. Consider only the gravitational field of Earth and let M be the mass of Earth, m be the mass of the spaceship, and R be the radius of Earth. In moving from position 1 to position 2 the kinetic energy of the spaceship increases by:

A

speed of transverse waves in the rope will be doubled, wavelength will not change

B

speed of transverse waves in the rope will become half, wavelength will become one-fourth

C

speed of transverse waves in the rope will become four times, wavelength will be doubled

D

speed of transverse waves in the rope will not change, wavelength will become half

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