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A satellite in a circular orbit around the earth with a radius1.011 times the mean radius of the earth is hit by an incomingmeteorite. A large fragment (m = 81.0 kg) is ejected in thebackwards direction so that it is stationary with respect to theearth and falls directly to the ground. Its speed just before ithits the ground is 361.0 m/s. Find the total work done by gravityon the satellite fragment. RE 6.37·103 km; Mass of the earth= ME5.98·1024 kg.

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1011 times the mean radius of the earth is 1011 x 637e6 m 644e6 m V GMR 398e14644e6 7861 ms The momentum of the fragment is 81x7861 636741 kgms Now we need    See Answer
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