34 A satellite of mass 1 600 kg is orbiting the Earth

with radius 2R. R is the radius of the Earth which

is equal to 6.37 × 106 m. What is the centripetal

force acting on the satellite?

[G = 6.67 × 10-¹1 N m² kg-2, mass of the Earth

= 5.97 x 1024 kg]

A 1744 N

B 1806 N

C 1960 N

D 3 925 N