Explanation The energy required to launch a rocket to height h is equal to the difference in gravitational potential energy of the rocket on the surface to the gravitational potential energy at height h . In case to put the rocket into the orbit at height h , the energy required

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Whether the energy required to vertically launch a rocket to a height is less than, greater than, or equal to the energy required to put the rocket in orbit at same height.

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Whether the energy required to vertically launch a rocket to a height is less than, greater than, or equal to the energy required to put the rocket in orbit at same height.

Solution Summary: The author explains that the energy required to put the rocket in orbit at a height is equal to the difference in the potential energy on the surface of earth to at height h.

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