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Chapter 12 Problem 12-33

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As a body is projected to a high altitude above the earth’s surface, the variation of the acceleration of gravity with respect to altitude y must be taken into account. Neglecting air resistance, this acceleration is determined from the formula \(a=-g_{0}\left[R^{2} /(R+y)^{2}\right]\), where \(g_{0}\) is the constant gravitational acceleration at sea level, R is the radius of the earth, and the positive direction is measured upward. If \(g_0=9.81\mathrm{\ m}/\mathrm{s}^2\) and R = 6356 km, determine the minimum initial velocity (escape velocity) at which a projectile should be shot vertically from the earth’s surface so that it does not fall back to the earth. Hint: This requires that v = 0 as \(y \rightarrow \infty\).

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Problem 12-33

As a body is projected to a high altitude above the earth's surface, the variation of the acceleration of gravity with respect to altitude y must be taken into account. Neglecting air resistance, this acceleration is determined from the formula , where  is the constant gravitational acceleration at sea level, R is the radius of the earth, and the positive direction is measured upward. If  and R = 6356 km, determine the minimum initial velocity (escape velocity) at which a projectile should be shot vertically from the earth's surface so that it does not fall back to the earth. Hint: This requires that v = 0 as .

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Title Engineering Mechanics Dynamics (1) 1 14 
Author Russell C. Hibbeler
ISBN 9780133915389

As a body is projected to a high altitude above the earths surface, the variation of the

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