Chapter 6: Q61Q (page 280)
The escape speed from a very small asteroid is only 24 m/s. If you throw a rock away from the asteroid at a speed of 35 m/s, what will be its final speed?
Short Answer
The final speed is 25.47 m/s
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Chapter 6: Q61Q (page 280)
The escape speed from a very small asteroid is only 24 m/s. If you throw a rock away from the asteroid at a speed of 35 m/s, what will be its final speed?
The final speed is 25.47 m/s
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Figure 6.77 is a graph of the energy of a system of a planet interacting with a star. The gravitational potential energy is shown as the thick curve, and plotted along the vertical axis are various values of

Suppose that of the system is A. Which of the following statements are true? (a) The potential energy of the system decreases as the planet moves from to. (b) When the separation between the two bodies is , the kinetic energy of the system is . (c) The system is a bound system; the planet can never escape. (d) The planet will escape. (e) When the separation between the two bodies is, the kinetic energy of the system is (B − C). (f) The kinetic energy of the system is greater when the distance between the star and planet is than when the distance between the two bodies is.
Suppose instead that of the system is B. Which of the following statements are true? (a) When the separation between the planet and star is, the kinetic energy of the system is zero. (b) The planet and star cannot get farther apart than. (c) This is not a bound system; the planet can escape. (d) When the separation between the planet and star is, the potential energy of the system is zero.
In the given figure what kind of motion is represented by the situation with K + U = A? B? C?Think about the range of rin each situation, For example, Crepresents a circular orbit (constant r).

An object with mass 100kg moved in outer space. When it was at location its speed was . A single constant
force acted on the object while the object moved from location to location . Then a different single constant force N acted on the object while the object moved from location to location . What is the speed of the object at this final location?
Outside the space shuttle, you and a friend pull on two ropes to dock a satellite whose mass is . The satellite is initially at positionand has a speed of. You exert a force. When the satellite reaches the positionits speed is. How much work did your friend do?
A spacecraft is coasting toward Mars. The mass of Mars is and its radius is . When the spacecraft is from the center of Mars, the spacecraft's speed is . Later, when the spacecraft is from the center of Mars, what is its speed? Assume that the effects of Mar's two tiny moons, the other planets, and the Sun are negligible. Precision is required to land on Mars, so make an accurate calculation, not a rough, approximate calculation.
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