The small spherical planet called \"Glob\" has a mass of 6.50×1018 kg and a radius of...

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The small spherical planet called \"Glob\" has a mass of6.50×1018 kg and a radius of 5.60×104 m. Anastronaut on the surface of Glob throws a rock straight up. Therock reaches a maximum height of 1.64×103 m, above thesurface of the planet, before it falls back down.

-What was the initial speed of the rock as it left theastronaut's hand? (Glob has no atmosphere, so no energy is lost toair friction. G = 6.67×10-11Nm2/kg2.)
(in m/s)

-A 33.0 kg satellite is in a circular orbit with a radius of1.40×105 m around the planet Glob. Calculate the speedof the satellite.
(in m/s)

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First you want to know the acceleration due to gravity of the planet Glob At the surface the gravitational acceleration g can be determined by equating the weight of an object with the gravitational force law mg GMmR2 where R is the    See Answer
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