A satellite is in a circular orbit about the Earth at a distance of two Earth radii above the surface. What is the speed of the satellite? (The radius of the Earth is 6.4 × 10^6 m, and G = 6.67 × 10^?11 N × m2/kg2.)

a. 2 800 m/s b. 4 600 m/s
c. 5 600 m/s d. 17 000 m/s


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