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Q. The total energy and kinetic energy of an Earth’s satellite are respectively

KEAMKEAM 2013Gravitation

Solution:

The total energy and kinetic energy of an Earth's satellite are respectively negative and positive.
i.e., $TE =-\frac{ GMm }{2 R}$ and $KE =+\frac{ GMm }{2 r}$