Chapter 7.4, Problem 52E

(a.)

To determine

To show: $v_0=\sqrt{\frac{2gRh}{R+h}}$ , where $v_0$ is the initial velocity and $h$ is the maximum height above the surface reached by the rocket.

(b.)

To determine

To calculate: $v_e=\underset{h\to \infty }{\lim }{v}_0$

(c.)

To determine

To calculate: $v_e$ in feet per second and in miles per second, when $R=3960\text{mi}$ and $g=32{\text{ft/s}}^2$ .