A neutron star has a mass of 2.0 1030 kg (about the mass

Chapter 4, Problem 4.130

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A neutron star has a mass of 2.0 1030 kg (about the mass of 0.500 m A BC 0.250 m 124 Chapter 4 Forces and Newtons Laws of Motion our sun) and a radius of 5.0 103 m (about the height of a good-sized mountain). Suppose an object falls from rest near the surface of such a star. How fast would this object be moving after it had fallen a distance of 0.010 m? (Assume that the gravitational force is constant over the distance of the fall and that the star is not rotating.)

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