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A cord of length 64m is used to connect a 100gm astronaut to spaceship whose mass is much larger than that of the astronaut.Estimate the value of the tension in the cord .Assume that the spaceship is orbiting near earth surface.Assume thet the spaceship and the astronaut fall on a straight line from the earth centre. the radius of the earth is 6400km
 
 
 
 
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Tension in the cord will be the centrepetal force as provided by earths gravitaional field.

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