Question

Which would cause the greatest increase in the acceleration of a satellite?

Answer 1

Its C. a decrease in the radius and an increase in the tangential speed ,I'm 100% sure

Answer 2

Answer:

A decrease in the radius and an increase in the tangential speed

Explanation:

As we know that in circular motion the acceleration towards the center of the circular path is given by the formula

$a_c = \frac{v^2}{R}$

now we can say that in order to increase the acceleration of the circular motion we can change the value of speed v and radius R both

here we know that

v = tangential speed

R = radius of path

so here since speed is directly dependent on the acceleration while radius is inversely depends on the acceleration so correct answer must be

A decrease in the radius and an increase in the tangential speed