10.7. Suppose an object is dropped from a height h (h « Rp, where Rg is the radius of Earth). Show that the speed with which it will hit the ground is 2 RE

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Problem 85CP: Show that for small changes in height h, such that hRE , Equation 13.4 reduces to the expression...
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10.7. Suppose an object is dropped from a height h (h < Rp, where Rp is the radius of Earth). Show that
the speed with which it will hit the ground is
2 RE
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