Question: Falling Hammer A hatumer with mass m is dropped from rest from a height h above the earth's surface. This height is not necessarily small

Falling Hammer A hatumer with mass m is dropped from rest from a height h above the earth's surface. This height is not necessarily small compared with the radius RE of the earth. If you ignore air resistance, derive an expression for the speed v of the hatumer when it reaches the surface of the earth. Your expression should involve h, RE, and mE' the mass of the earth.

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