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Question:

An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit of radius 42250 km. Calculate its speed if it takes 24 hours to revolve around the earth.

Solution:

We know that for any body total distance covered is equals to the circumference of that circular track. so, circumference of circular track = 2πr = 2 × π × 42250 = 265572 km
So, Distance = Speed × time
Speed = Distance / time = 265572 / 24 = 11065.4 km/hr = 3073.74 m/sec