A satellite can be in a geostationary orbit around a planet at a distance r from the center of the planet. If the angular velocity of the planet about its axis doubles, a satellite can now be in a geostationary orbit around the planet if its distance from the center of the planet is
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C
For a geo - stationary satellite
T sattelite = T earth
r 3 = 
r ∝ 
As ω earth is doubled So r will be 
= 
times
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