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Find the speed needed to escape from the surface of comet
Chapter 12, Problem 98(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Find the speed needed to escape from the surface of comet Wild 2. (Note: It is easy for a person to jump upward with a speed of 3 m/s.)
A. 1.6 m/s
B. 2.3 m/s
C. 72 m/s
D. 230 m/s
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Find the speed needed to escape from the surface of comet Wild 2. (Note: It is easy for a person to jump upward with a speed of 3 m/s.)
A. 1.6 m/s
B. 2.3 m/s
C. 72 m/s
D. 230 m/s
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
The mass of the comet is given from the equation below
\(M=\frac{g R^{2}}{G}\)