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What work does gravity do as a satellite moves in a circular orbit of radius 40,000 km around Earth?

RRB ALP & Technician 31/08/2018 / Shift I 2018
✓ Answer: A 0 J
In a circular orbit, gravitational force is perpendicular to instantaneous displacement, so it does no work.
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