(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 624 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 0.767 m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface witharadial speed of 734 m/s? (c) With what speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from 473.5 km above the surface?

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(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 624 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is
0.767 m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface with aradial speed of 734 m/s? (c) With
what speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from 473.5 km above the surface?
(a) Number
978
Units
m/s
(b) Number
i
2550000000
Units
g
(c) Number
643
Units
m/s
Transcribed Image Text:(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 624 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 0.767 m/s2? (b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface with aradial speed of 734 m/s? (c) With what speed will an object hit the asteroid if it is dropped from 473.5 km above the surface? (a) Number 978 Units m/s (b) Number i 2550000000 Units g (c) Number 643 Units m/s
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