Figure gives the potential energy function U(r) of a projectile, plotted outward from the surface of a

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Figure gives the potential energy function U(r) of a projectile, plotted outward from the surface of a planet of radius RS. What least kinetic energy is required of a projectile launched at the surface if the projectile is to "escape" the planet?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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