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Calculate the escape velocity of a satellite launched from the earth’s surface (Take g as 10ms-2 and the radius of the earth as 6.4 x 106m)
  • A.
    8.00 x 106ms-1
  • B.
    1.13 x104ms-1
  • C.
    3.58×102ms-1
  • D.
    5.59 x10-2ms-1
  • E.
    3.95×10-2ms-1
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation
V = √2gr
= √2 x 10 x 6.4 x 106

1.13 x 104ms-1

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