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31 May, 05:09

A huge cannon is assembled on an airless planet having insignificant axial spin. The planet has a radius of 5.00 * 106 m and a mass of 1.46 * 1023 kg. The cannon fires a projectile straight up at 2000 m/s. An observation satellite orbits the planet at a height of 1000 km. What is the projectile's speed as it passes the satellite? (G = 6.67 * 10-11 N · m2/kg2)

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  1. 31 May, 05:15
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    1830 m / s

    Explanation:

    The potential energy of the projectile at the surface of planet

    - G x 1.46 x 10²³ m / 5 x 10⁶

    Kinetic energy at surface

    1/2 m v²

    Total energy = - G x 1.46 x 10²³ m / 5 x 10⁶ + 1/2 m v²

    - 6.67 X 10⁻¹¹ x 1.46 x 10²³ / 5 x 10⁶ m + 1/2 m x 2000²

    - 1.947 x 10⁶ m + 2m x 10⁶

    =.053 x 10⁶ m

    Potential energy of projectile at 1000 km height

    = - G x 1.46 x 10²³ m / 6 x 10⁶

    = - 1.6225 x 10⁶ m J

    Total energy

    = - 1.6225 x 10⁶ + 1/2 m V ²

    Applying conservation of energy in gravitational field at surface and height

    - 1.6225 x 10⁶ m + 1/2 m V ² =.053 x 10⁶ m

    1/2 V ² = (.053 + 1.6225) x 10⁶

    1/2 V² = 1.6755 x 10⁶ m / s

    V = 1.83 X 10³ m/s

    1830 m / s
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