An artificial satellite is moving in a circular orbit around the earth with a speed equal to half the escape speed from the earth. Now, the satellite is stopped suddenly in its orbit and allowed to fall freely onto the earth. The radius of the earth is R and acceleration due to gravity on earth’s surface is
The height of the satellite above the surface of the earth is
2R
2R/3
R
R/2
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