(II) Determine the time it takes for a satellite

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(II) Determine the time it takes for a satellite to orbit theEarth in a circular near-Earth orbit. A near-Earth orbitis at a height above the surface of the Earth that is very smallcompared to the radius of the Earth. [Hint. You may take theacceleration due to gravity as essentially the same as that on thesurface.] Does your result depend on the mass of the satellite?

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