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A body is projected vertically upwards from the surface of the earth with a velocity sufficient to carry it to infinity . The time taken by it to reach a height of three times the radius of the earth is ( acceleration due to gravity = 9.8 ms^(-2) andradius of the earth = 6400 km)

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44.44 min
22.22 min
18.76 min
37.52 min

Solution :If at a distance r from the centre of the earth the BODY has velocity `nu` then by conservation of mechanical energy
`(TE)_("at weight")=(TE)_("at surface")`
`(1)/(2)mv^(2)+(-(GMm)/(r))=(1)/(2)mv_(e)^(2)+(-(GMm)/(R ))`
where `v_(e)` = escape velocity.
`v^(2)=v_(e)^(2)+{(2GM)/(R)v[(R)/(r)-sqrt(2gR)g]=(GM)/R^(2)}`
`V^(2)=2gR+2gR((R)/(r)-1)`
`v=sqrt((2gR^(2))/(r)), So, v = (dr)/(dt)= Rsqrt((2g)/(r)) ""cdots(i)`
`= R sqrt((2g)/(r))`
Intergrating Eq. (i) we GET
`int_(0)^(t)dt=(1)/(Rsqrt(2g))int_(R)^(R+h)r^(1//2).dr`
`implies t=(2)/(3)(1)/(Rsqrt2g)[(R+h)^(3//2)-R^(3//2)]`
`t=(1)/(3)sqrt((2R)/(g)[(1+(h)/(R))^(3//2)-1])`
According to equestion h = 3R
`t=(1)/(3)sqrt((2R)/(g)[(1+(3R)/(R))^(3//2)-1])`
`t=(1)/(3)sqrt((2R)/(g))xx7`
PUTTING all values we get
`t=(1)/(3)((2xx6400xx10^(3))/(9.8))xx7`
`[because R = 6400xx10^(3)]`
`t=(80)/(3)XX 14.2xx7s`
t=2666.65s
t= 44.44min


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