Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A satellite is moving around earth in the orbit very close to the earth surface. The time period of revolution of satellite depends upon the density of earth.
Statement II: The time period of revolution of the satellite is 
(for satellite very close to the earth surface), where 
radius of earth and 
acceleration due to gravity.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Statement I: For a satellite very close to Earth's surface, 
where 
.
Substituting: 
.
This shows period depends on Earth's density 
. Statement I is TRUE.
Statement II: Given directly as 
, which is the standard formula.
Statement II is TRUE.
Both statements are true.
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