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Escape velocity for a projectile at the earth's surface is `v_(e^(+))` A body is projected from the earth's surface with velocity `2 hat(v)_(e^(+))`. The velocity of the body when it is at infinite distance from the centre of the earth is `sqrt(x) v_(e)`. Find `x`

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