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Which would cause the greatest increase in the acceleration of a satellite?
a decrease in the radius and the tangential speed
an increase in the radius and the tangential speed
a decrease in the radius and an increase in the tangential speed
an increase in the radius and a decrease in the tangential speed
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C: a decrease in the radius and an increase in the tangential speed.
Reason: centripetal acceleration a = v^2/r, so increasing v and decreasing r both increase a (v increases a quadratically, r decreases a inversely).
Reason: centripetal acceleration a = v^2/r, so increasing v and decreasing r both increase a (v increases a quadratically, r decreases a inversely).
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