A body is projected from the earth's surface with the intention of letting it escape from the earth's gravitational field. What is the minimum escape velocity of the body? [Earth's radius = 6.4 x 103km, g = 10ms-2]
a
14 kms-1
b
13 kms-1
c
12 kms-1
d
11 kms-1
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Deepthinker581
4 years ago
V=√2gr
Where v is escape velocity
Convert the radius of the earth to meter
I.e 6.4×10³km to meter
= 6.4×10³×1000m
g=10ms-²
V=√2×10×6.4×10³×1000
V=√128000000
V=11313.7085ms-¹


