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Chapter 8, Problem 47P
(II) Take into account the Earth’s rotational speed (1 rev/day) and determine the necessary speed, with respect to Earth, for a rocket to escape if fired from the Earth at the equator in a direction (a) eastward; (b) westward: (c) vertically upward.
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