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The Earth is assumed to be a sphere of radius  A platform is arranged at a height R from the surface of the Earth. The escape velocity of a body from this platform is , where  is its escape velocity from the surface of the Earth. The value of  is

a)

b)

c)

d)



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The Earth is assumed to be a sphere of radius  A platform is arranged at a height R from the surface of the Earth. The escape velocity of a body from this platform is , where  is its escape velocity from the surface of the Earth. The value of  is

a)

b)

c)

d)

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

Escape velocity of the body from the surface of earth is

Escape velocity of the body from the platform

Potential energy + Kinetic energy = 0

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