Practice question
Question
Why is the escape speed independent of the mass of the object being launched?
Explanation
Escape speed as ve = 2GMR. The mass m of the object cancels out in the energy conservation equation (12mve2 = GMmR), making ve dependent only on the planet’s mass M and radius R.
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