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FMA-2022A-24 · 2022A F = ma (AAPT)

2022 F = ma Exam A — Question 24

A satellite is in orbit around a planet of mass M . q Its maximum distance from the center of the planet is d, and at this point, it is traveling at a speed of 21 8
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