An astronaut takes a ball of mass m from earth to
space. He throws the ball into a circular orbit about
earth at an altitude of 318.5 km. From earth’s
surface to the orbit, the change in total mechanical
energy of the ball is The value of x is (take Re = 6370 km):

 (1) 11

 (2) 9

 (3) 12

 (4) 10


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