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A planet in a distant solar systyem is 10 times more massive than the earth and its radius is 10 times smaller. Given that the escape velocity from the earth is `11kms^(-1)`, the escape velocity from the surface of the planet would be

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To find the escape velocity from the surface of the planet, we can use the formula for escape velocity, which is given by: \[ v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}} \] where: - \( v_e \) is the escape velocity, - \( G \) is the universal gravitational constant, - \( M \) is the mass of the planet, - \( R \) is the radius of the planet. ### Step 1: Identify the parameters for Earth Given that the escape velocity from Earth is \( 11 \, \text{km/s} \), we can express this as: \[ v_{e, \text{Earth}} = \sqrt{\frac{2GM_{\text{Earth}}}{R_{\text{Earth}}}} = 11 \, \text{km/s} \] ### Step 2: Define the parameters for the new planet According to the problem: - The mass of the new planet \( M = 10 \times M_{\text{Earth}} \) - The radius of the new planet \( R = \frac{R_{\text{Earth}}}{10} \) ### Step 3: Substitute the new parameters into the escape velocity formula Now we can substitute these values into the escape velocity formula for the new planet: \[ v_{e, \text{planet}} = \sqrt{\frac{2G(10M_{\text{Earth}})}{\frac{R_{\text{Earth}}}{10}}} \] ### Step 4: Simplify the expression This can be simplified as follows: \[ v_{e, \text{planet}} = \sqrt{\frac{2G \cdot 10M_{\text{Earth}} \cdot 10}{R_{\text{Earth}}}} = \sqrt{\frac{100 \cdot 2GM_{\text{Earth}}}{R_{\text{Earth}}}} \] ### Step 5: Relate it to Earth's escape velocity We know from the escape velocity of Earth that: \[ \sqrt{\frac{2GM_{\text{Earth}}}{R_{\text{Earth}}}} = 11 \, \text{km/s} \] Thus, we can rewrite the escape velocity for the planet as: \[ v_{e, \text{planet}} = \sqrt{100} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{2GM_{\text{Earth}}}{R_{\text{Earth}}}} = 10 \cdot 11 \, \text{km/s} \] ### Step 6: Calculate the final escape velocity Calculating this gives: \[ v_{e, \text{planet}} = 110 \, \text{km/s} \] ### Final Answer: The escape velocity from the surface of the planet would be \( 110 \, \text{km/s} \). ---

To find the escape velocity from the surface of the planet, we can use the formula for escape velocity, which is given by: \[ v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2GM}{R}} \] where: - \( v_e \) is the escape velocity, ...
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