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Orbital speed of one orbiting body from another's speed and the ratio of orbit radii

The same question, asked 5 times: 3 May 2023 S1*, 21 Apr 2025 S2*, 22 Apr 2025 S1*, 15 Apr 2026 S2*, 17 Apr 2026 S2. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    3 May 2023 S1

    13
    The distance of the two planets A and B from the sun are rAr_A and rBr_B respectively. Also rB=100rAr_B=100r_A. If the orbital speed of the planet A is 'v' then the orbital speed of the planet B is

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  2. Question 2

    21 Apr 2025 S2

    6
    The radii of circular orbits of two satellites A and BB of the earth are ' 4R4R ' and ' RR ' respectively, where RR is the radius of earth. If the speed of satellite BB is 6 V , then the speed of satellite AA will be

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  3. Question 3

    22 Apr 2025 S1

    44
    Two satellites PP and QQ go around a planet in circular orbits having radii ' 3R3R ' and ' RR ' respectively. If the speed of satellite PP is ' 2V2V ', the speed of the satellite QQ will be

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  4. Question 4

    15 Apr 2026 S2

    108
    The distance of the two planets A and B from the sun are 'rAr_A' and 'rBr_B' respectively such that rB=100 rAr_B = 100\,r_A. The ratio of the speed of planet A to that of planet B is (both the planets are revolving around the sun)

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  5. Question 5

    17 Apr 2026 S2

    108
    Two planets A and B are orbiting around the sun. The distances of the two planets A and B from the sun are rAr_A and rBr_B respectively. Also rB=225 rAr_B = 225\,r_A. If the orbital speed of the planet A is 'V' then the orbital speed of planet B will be

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