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Question
The velocity with which a projectile must be fired sothat it escapes earth′s gravitation does not depend on:
Options
A.mass of earth
B.mass of the projectile
C.radius of the projectile′s orbit
D.gravitationl constant
Solution
The value of escape velocity for a planet is
ve =
It does not depend upon the mass of the body.
ve =
It does not depend upon the mass of the body.
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