The following question refers to the diagram above showing an extremely powerful cannon on top of a mountain on the Earth's North Pole, and the trajectory of: 1 kg cannon ball that it has launched at a speed of 8 km/s. 17. What would happen to the cannon ball if the cannon had launched it with a much higher speed (say 20 km/s)?

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