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(c) Suppose that the Earth's mass is doubled, but its radius remains unchanged. How will this change the escape velocity?
O The escape velocity will be doubled.
O The escape velocity will increase by about 40 percent (i.e., it will be multiplied by v2).
O The escape velocity will be halved.
O The escape velocity will decrease by about 30 percent (i.e., it will be divided by 2).
O The escape velocity will be unchanged.
(d) Suppose that the Earth's radius is doubled, but its mass remains unchanged (i.e. R = 1.28 x 107 m and M = 5.97 x 1024 kg). How will the escape velocity be affected?
O The escape velocity will be doubled.
O The escape velocity will increase by about 40 percent (i.e., it will be multiplied by 2).
O The escape velocity will be halved.
O The escape velocity will decrease by about 30 percent (i.e., it will be divided by 2).
O The escape velocity will be unchanged.
(e) Suppose that the Earth's mass and radius are both doubled (i.e. R = 1.28 x 10' m and M = 1.19 x 1025 kg).…
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(a) Calculate how much work is required to launch a spacecraft of mass m from the surface of the earth (mass mE, radius RE) and place it in a circular low earth orbit—that is, an orbit whose altitude above the earth’s surface is much less than RE. (As an example, the International Space Station is in low earth orbit at an altitude of about 400 km, much less than RE = 6370 km.) Ignore the kinetic energy that the spacecraft has on the ground due to the earth’s rotation. (b) Calculate the minimum amount of additional work required to move the spacecraft from low earth orbit to a very great distance from the earth. Ignore the gravitational effects of the sun, the moon, and the other planets. (c) Justify the statement “In terms of energy, low earth orbit is halfway to the edge of the universe.”
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