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A stellite is moving with a constant speed  v in circular orbit around the earth. An object of mass 'm' is ejected from the satellite such that it just escapes from the gravitational pull of the earth. At the time of ejection, the kinetic energy of the object is:

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Relation of escape velocity and orbital velocity -

V=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}

V_{e}=\sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}}

V\rightarrow Orbital velocity

V_{e}\rightarrow Escape velocity

- wherein

v=\frac{V_{e}}{\sqrt{2}}

V_{escape}= \sqrt{2}V_{orbital}

V=V_{0}=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}}=orbital velocity .

Apply energy conservation for point 1 and point 2 .

for satellite to escape to infinity

we take (at infinity       PE=KE=0)

so E_{1}=E_{2}\\\\(KE)_{1}+(PE)_{2}=(KE)_{2}+(PE_{2})\\\\(KE)_{1}+\left ( \frac{-GMm}{r} \right )=0+0\\\\\Rightarrow (KE)_{2}=\frac{GMm}{r}\\\\(KE)_{1}=\left ( \sqrt{\frac{GM}{r}} \right )^{2}m\\\\(KE)_{1}=V_{0}^{2}m\\\\\\(KE)_{1}=mv^{2}

 

 


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