An artificial satellite of mass $500 \ kg$ is orbiting the Earth. If its areal velocity is $4 \times 10^4 \ m^2s^{-1}$,find its angular momentum.

  • A
    $4 \times 10^7 \ kg \ m^2s^{-1}$
  • B
    $6 \times 10^7 \ kg \ m^2s^{-1}$
  • C
    $4 \times 10^6 \ kg \ m^2s^{-1}$
  • D
    $6 \times 10^6 \ kg \ m^2s^{-1}$

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