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What is the energy required to lift a payload of 1000lbs a distance of 250 miles from the surface of the earth? The radius of the earth is 3900 miles. Hint: Use Newton's Law of Gravitation (F=-k/r2) and evaluate k at conditions of the surface of the earth. Answer should be in ft-lbf.
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