Question: An Earth satellite has a perigee of 300 km and an apogee of 3,500 km above Earths surface. How far is the satellite above Earth

An Earth satellite has a perigee of 300 km and an apogee of 3,500 km above Earth’s surface. How far is the satellite above Earth when
(a) It has rotated 90o around Earth from perigee and
(b) It has moved halfway from perigee to apogee?

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