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A space station is at a height equal to the radius of the Earth . If v_Eis the escape velocity on the surface of the Earth , the same the spastation v_E |
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Answer» `1/2` K.E = P.E `1/2mv_(s)^(2)=(GMm)/(2R)` `v_(s)^(2)=(GM)/R` `v_(s)=sqrt(gR)` But `v_(e)=sqrt(2gR)=sqrt2sqrtgR` `v_(e)=sqrt2v_(s)` `v_(s)=v_(e)/sqrt2` |
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