(II) (a) Show that the total mechanical energy of a

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(II) (a) Show that the total mechanical energy of a satellite(mass m) orbiting at a distance r from the center of theEarth (mass ME) is if U = 0 at r = oo. (b) Show that although friction causesthe value of E to decrease slowly, kinetic energy must actuallyincrease if the orbit remains a circle.

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