A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. If gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will

A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a unifo

1.	A satellite of the earth is revolving in a circular orbit with a uniform speed v. If gravitational force suddenly disappears, the satellite will
Answer» continue to MOVE speed `v` along the original orbit move with the velocity `v` tangentially to the original orbit fall DOWNWARD with increasing velocity ultimately come to rest somewhere on the original orbit Solution :In circular PATH, if necessary centripetal force disappears, then the body MOVES with velocity `v` tangentially to original orbit tangential path.