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Question
A satellite is in a circular orbit very close to the surface of a planet. At some point it is given an impulse along its direction of motion, causing its velocity to increase n times. It one goes into an elliptical orbit. The maximum possible value of n for this to occur is
Options
A.2
B.√2
C.√2 + 1
D.
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