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A rocket is fired vertically with a speed of 5 km `s^(-1)` from the earth’s surface. How far from the earth does the rocket go before returning to the earth ? Mass of the earth = `6.0 x× 10^(24)` kg, mean radius of the earth = `6.4 xx 10^(6) m , G = 6.67 xx 10^(-11) " N "m^(2) kg^(-2)`.

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`8.0 xx 10^(6)` m from the earth.s centre
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