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  1. Calculate the final speed of an object dropped on Earth fromaltitude of 8 times the radius of Earth. (hint: neglectfriction

    due to atmosphere and use expression of gravitational potentialenergy and principle of conservation energy. Answer =

    10.6 km/s).

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