Because it demonstrates the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces. [Hope that helps]
Answer:
(a) r = 1.062·R
= 
(b) r = 
(c) Zero
Explanation:
Here we have escape velocity v
given by
and the maximum height given by

Therefore, when the initial speed is 0.241v
we have
v =
so that;
v² =
v² = 
is then

Which gives
or
r = 1.062·R
(b) Here we have

Therefore we put
in the maximum height equation to get

From which we get
r = 1.32·R
(c) The we have the least initial mechanical energy, ME given by
ME = KE - PE
Where the KE = PE required to leave the earth we have
ME = KE - KE = 0
The least initial mechanical energy to leave the earth is zero.
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The answer is: B. Kinetic energy
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Why?</h2>
Since the ball is falling, speed increases because the gravity acceleration is acting. When speed increases, the kinetic energy increases too, so the ball is gaining kinetic energy.
The gravity acceleration is equal to
, it means that when falling, the ball will increase it's speed 9.81m every second.
We can calculate the kinetic energy by using the following formula:

Where:

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