A satellite with a mass of 150 kg fires its engines to increase velocity, thereby increasing the size of its orbit about Earth. As a result, it moves from a circular orbit of radius 7.5 x 106 m to an orbit of radius 7.7 x 106 m. What is the approximate change in gravitational force from Earth as a result of this change in the satellite's orbit? (Recall that Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg and G= 6.67 x 10-11 Nm²/kg².) OA. -54 N OB.-216 N OC.-148 N OD. -113 N

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A satellite with a mass of 150 kg fires its engines to increase velocity, thereby
increasing the size of its orbit about Earth. As a result, it moves from a
circular orbit of radius 7.5 x 106 m to an orbit of radius 7.7 x 106 m. What is
the approximate change in gravitational force from Earth as a result of this
change in the satellite's orbit? (Recall that Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg
and G= 6.67 x 10- 1¹1 N-m²/kg².)
A. -54 N
B. -216 N
C. -148 N
D. -113 N
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Transcribed Image Text:01/assessment M-Step Ready- Do Not Change Any Of The Settings On This Computer Pretest: Unit 5 Question 2 of 32 A satellite with a mass of 150 kg fires its engines to increase velocity, thereby increasing the size of its orbit about Earth. As a result, it moves from a circular orbit of radius 7.5 x 106 m to an orbit of radius 7.7 x 106 m. What is the approximate change in gravitational force from Earth as a result of this change in the satellite's orbit? (Recall that Earth has a mass of 5.97 x 1024 kg and G= 6.67 x 10- 1¹1 N-m²/kg².) A. -54 N B. -216 N C. -148 N D. -113 N SUBMIT PREVIOUS P
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