A 2400-kg satellite is in a circular orbit around a planet. The satellite travels with a constant speed of 6670 m/s.
The radius of the circular orbit is 8.92 x 106m.
-What is the acceleration of the satellite?
A) 2.5 m/s2
B) 21 m/s2
C) 9.8 m/s2
D) 5.0 m/s2
E) zero m/s2
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