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text  The correct graph representing the variation of total energy  end text open parentheses E subscript t close parentheses comma text  kinetic energy  end text open parentheses E subscript k close parentheses text  and  end text
p o t e n t i a l space e n e r g y space left parenthesis U right parenthesis space o f space a space s a t e l l i t e space w i t h space i t s space d i s tan c e space f r o m space t h e space c e n t r e space o f space e a r t h space i s

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    U equals fraction numerator negative G M m over denominator r end fraction comma K equals fraction numerator G M m over denominator 2 r end fraction text  and  end text E equals fraction numerator negative G M n over denominator 2 r end fraction

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