Two satellites,one in geosynchronous orbit (T = 24 hrs) and one with a period of 12 hrs,are orbiting Earth.How many times larger than the radius of Earth is the distance between the orbits of the two satellites.(Mass(Earth) = 5.98 1024 kg,G = 6.67 10-11 N·m2,g = 9.81 m/s2,radius(Earth) = 6.38 106 m)
A) 0.51
B) 2.0
C) 6.6
D) 5.7
E) none of the above
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