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- A cord of length h=64 m is used to connect an astronaut ( m=100 kg ) to a spaceship ( M gg m ) which is orbiting near the earth's surface as shown in the figure. Assuming that the spaceship and the astronaut fall on a straight line from the earth's centre, then the tension in the cord is close to [ R=6400 km ] <img class=img-fluid question-image alt=Question src=https://cdn.tardigrade.in/q/nta/p-sloxgimeceaxrrm7.jpg />
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A cord of length is used to connect an astronaut ( ) to a spaceship ( ) which is orbiting near the earth's surface as shown in the figure. Assuming that the spaceship and the astronaut fall on a straight line from the earth's centre, then the tension in the cord is close to [ ]
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