Figure is a graph of the kinetic energy K of an asteroid versus its distance r from

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Figure is a graph of the kinetic energy K of an asteroid versus its distance r from Earth's center, as the asteroid falls directly in toward that center.

(a) What is the (approximate) mass of the asteroid?

(b) What is its speed at r = 1.945 x 107m?

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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