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(a) What is the escape speed on a sphericalasteroid whose radius is 376 km and whose gravitationalacceleration at the surface is 0.683 m/s2?(b) How far from the surface will a particle go ifit leaves the asteroid's surface with a radial speed of 445 m/s?(c) With what speed will an object hit theasteroid if it is dropped from 592.7 km above the surface?

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escape speed v sqrt2gR escape speed v sqrt20683376103 71667 ms b Vescape sqrt2GMR 71667 sqrt26671011M376000    See Answer
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