Planet Raton with a mass of 7.0 x 1024 kg and a radius of 1600 km gravitationally

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Planet Raton with a mass of 7.0 x 1024 kg and a radius of 1600 km gravitationally attracts a meteorite that is initially at rest relative to the planet, at a distance great enough to take as infinite. The meteorite falls toward the planet. Assuming the planet is airless, find the speed of the meteorite when it reaches the planet's surface.

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Fundamentals of Physics

ISBN: 978-0471758013

8th Extended edition

Authors: Jearl Walker, Halliday Resnick

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