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You are making a trip in a space shuttle, and your friend Jimmy is in another space shuttle. He shares the same circular orbit with you, 370 km above earth. However, he is 21 km ahead of you.

A) How long will it take you to catch up with your friend if you reduce your orbital radius by .9 km?
B) By how much must you reduce your orbital radius to catch up in 9 hours?
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