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A planetary probe is launched at a speed of 200 km/s and at a distance of 71,400 km from the mass center of its nearest planet of mass 1.9×1028kg The universal gravitational constant, G=6.67×10-11m3/(kg s2).
The ensuing path of the probe would be
A
elliptic
B
hyperbolic
C
parabolic
D
circular

Correct : b

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