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(a) Find the kinetic energy of a 1720-kg satellite in a circular orbit about the Earth, gi...

(a) Find the kinetic energy of a 1720-kg satellite in a circular orbit about the Earth, given that the radius of the orbit is 12,600 miles. (b) How much energy is required to move this satellite to a circular orbit with a radius of 25,200 miles?

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