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Motion In Straight Line

Question
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What is the height of geostationary satellite from the surface of the earth?

Solution
Height of the geostationary satellite is, 
h= open parentheses fraction numerator straight T squared space straight R squared space straight g over denominator 4 space straight pi squared end fraction close parentheses to the power of begin inline style 1 third end style end exponent space minus space R
Put, R = 6.4 x 10m
g = 9.8 m/s2 
T = 24 hrs = 24 x 60 x 60 s 
So, we get
h = 3.6 x 107 m = 36000 km.
The height of geostationary satellite from the surface of the earth is 36000 km.