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A satellite makes 16 orbits around the earth in one day. What is the period of it orbit?

A satellite makes 16 orbits around the earth in one day. What is the period of it orbit?
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A satellite makes 16 orbits around the earth in one day. What is the period of it orbit?

User Tahir Yasin
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Period = 1/frequency.

1/(16 per day) = 1/16 of a day.

24 hours / 16 = 1.5 hours = 90 minutes.
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