Imagine that a space probe could be fired as a projectile from the Earth's surface with an initial speed of 5.22 104 m/s relative to the Sun. What would its speed be when it is very far from the Earth (in m/s)

Respuesta :

The speed of a space probe when it is very far from the Earth is 5.4×10⁴m/s.

As per energy conservation we can say, initial total energy of the object at the surface of earth = final total energy of the object at highest height.

[tex]Ui=\frac{-GMm}{R} +\frac{1}{2}mv^2[/tex]

Where,

M = mass of earth

m = mass of object

R = radius of earth

When object reached far away from the earth then it will only have kinetic energy,

[tex]Uf=\frac{1}{2}mvf^2[/tex]

Now by energy conservation,

[tex]\frac{-GMm}{R} +\frac{1}{2}mv^2=\frac{1}{2}mvf^2[/tex]

[tex]\frac{-GM}{R} +\frac{1}{2}v^2=\frac{1}{2}vf^2[/tex]

[tex]\frac{-(6.67*10^-11)(5.98*10^24}{6.37*10^6} +\frac{1}{2}(5.52*10^4)^2=\frac{1}{2}vf^2[/tex]

[tex]-6.26*10^7+1.52*10^8=\frac{1}{2}vf^2[/tex]

[tex]vf=5.4*10^4m/s[/tex]

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