A 150.0 kg rocket moving radially outward from Earth has a

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A 150.0 kg rocket moving radially outward from Earth has a speed of 3.70 km/s when its engine shuts off 200 km above Earths surface. (a) Assuming negligible air drag acts on the rocket, find the rockets kinetic energy when the rocket is 1000 km above Earths surface. (b) What maximum height above the surface is reached by the rocket?

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