Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 13 - Gravitation - Problems - Page 381: 36a

Answer

The kinetic energy will be $~~1.3\times 10^8~J$

Work Step by Step

We can use conservation of energy to find the kinetic energy at a distance of $4.0\times 10^6~m$: $U_2+K_2 = U_1+K_1$ $U_2+K_2 = E_1$ $K_2 = E_1-U_2$ $K_2 = (5.0\times 10^7~J)+\frac{(6.67\times 10^{-11}~N~m^2/kg^2)(5.0\times 10^{23}~kg)(10~kg)}{4.0\times 10^6~m}$ $K_2 = (5.0\times 10^7~J)+(8.34\times 10^7~J)$ $K_2 = 1.3\times 10^8~J$ The kinetic energy will be $~~1.3\times 10^8~J$
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