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Escape Velocity

The escape velocity for earth is vv. A planet having 9 times mass that of earth and radius, 16 times that of earth, has the escape velocity of:

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Answer: (c)

  1. ve∝MRv_e \propto \sqrt{\frac{M}{R}}
  2. vp=v916=3v4v_p = v\sqrt{\frac{9}{16}} = \frac{3v}{4}
  3. So the answer is (c) 3v4\frac{3v}{4}.
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