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Suppose the Earth is suddenly shrunk to half its present

Chapter 12, Problem 103IP

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Problem 103IP

Suppose the Earth is suddenly shrunk to half its present radius without losing any of its mass. (a) Would the escape speed of a rocket increase, decrease, or stay the same? (b) Find the escape speed for an Earth with half its present radius.

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QUESTION:

Problem 103IP

Suppose the Earth is suddenly shrunk to half its present radius without losing any of its mass. (a) Would the escape speed of a rocket increase, decrease, or stay the same? (b) Find the escape speed for an Earth with half its present radius.

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Part (a)

The expression for the escape speed of the rocket can be given as,

                                                                   

 

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