An astronaut takes a ball of mass m from earth to space. He throws the ball into a circular orbit about earth at an altitude of 
. From earth's surface to the orbit, the change in total mechanical energy of the ball is 
. The value of x is (take 
):
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Change in total mechanical energy
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