(a) Taking the potential energy to be zero at infinite separation, find the potential energy of a...
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(a) Taking the potential energy to be zero at infinite separation, find the potential energy of a 100-kg object at the surface of the earth. (Use 6.37 x 106 m for the earth’s radius.)
(b) Find the potential energy of the same object at a height above the earth’s surface equal to the earth’s radius.
(c) Find the escape speed for a body projected from this height.
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