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Find the velocity of escape at the moon. Given that its radius is `1.7xx10^(6)` m and the value of 'g' is `1.63 ms^(-2)`.

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To find the velocity of escape from the Moon, we can use the formula for escape velocity, which is given by: \[ V_E = \sqrt{2gR} \] where: - \( V_E \) is the escape velocity, - \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity, - \( R \) is the radius of the celestial body (in this case, the Moon). ### Step 1: Identify the values From the problem, we have: - Radius of the Moon, \( R = 1.7 \times 10^6 \) m - Acceleration due to gravity on the Moon, \( g = 1.63 \, \text{m/s}^2 \) ### Step 2: Substitute the values into the formula Now we substitute the values of \( g \) and \( R \) into the escape velocity formula: \[ V_E = \sqrt{2 \times 1.63 \, \text{m/s}^2 \times 1.7 \times 10^6 \, \text{m}} \] ### Step 3: Calculate the product inside the square root First, we calculate the product: \[ 2 \times 1.63 \times 1.7 \times 10^6 = 5.543 \times 10^6 \] ### Step 4: Take the square root Now, we take the square root of the result: \[ V_E = \sqrt{5.543 \times 10^6} \] Calculating the square root gives: \[ V_E \approx 2353.5 \, \text{m/s} \] ### Step 5: Final answer Thus, the velocity of escape from the Moon is approximately: \[ V_E \approx 2.35 \times 10^3 \, \text{m/s} \] ### Summary The escape velocity from the Moon is approximately \( 2.35 \times 10^3 \, \text{m/s} \). ---
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