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3 years ago

Why is the escape speed for a spacecraft independent of the spacecraft's mass?

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In order to escape the gravitational pull of our planet, any object must have an escape velocity of 7 km/s or more, anything lower than that will be slowed down by the pull of gravity, and will eventually returned to the surface of our planet. It is independent of mass, any lighter or heavier object must attain the required escaped velocity to reach space.

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Answer:

0.011 m.

Explanation:

Energy stored in the spring = Energy of the projectile.

1/2ke² = mgh ................ Equation 1

Where k = spring constant, e = extension or compression, m = mass of the projectile, g = acceleration due to gravity, h = height.

make e the subject of the equation

e = √(2mgh/k)............................. Equation 2

Given: k = 12 N/cm = 1200 N/m, m = 15 g = 0.015 kg, h = 5.0 m

Constant: g = 9.8 m/s²

Substitute into equation 2

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3 years ago

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Answer:

The value is $F_f = 46.935 \ N$

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The magnitude of the horizontal force is $F = 92.7 \ N$

The mass of the crate is $m = 40.5 \ kg$

The acceleration of the crate is $a = 1.13 \ m/s$

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2 years ago

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