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A 456-kg in circular orbit around Earth has a speed of 3.9 km/s
and is 2.5 × 10 7 m from Earth’s centre .
a- Determine the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of
the satellite.
b- Determine the magnitude and direction of the gravitational
force on the satellite.(4
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