What Is the Ratio of the Escape Speed of a Rocket

question 43

Multiple Choice

What is the ratio of the escape speed of a rocket launched from sea level to the escape speed of one launched from Mt.Everest (an altitude of 8.85 km) ? The radius of the earth is .

• A) 1.0007
• B) 1.0014
• C) 1.0001
• D) 0.9986
• E) 0.9993

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Definitions:

R

A symbol commonly used to represent resistance in electrical circuits.

RC Parallel Circuit

A circuit configuration consisting of a resistor (R) and a capacitor (C) connected in parallel, which influences the charging and discharging time constants.

R

Symbol commonly representing resistance in electrical equations, measured in ohms (Ω).

RC Parallel Circuit

An electrical circuit that consists of resistors (R) and capacitors (C) connected alongside each other in parallel, allowing for AC filtering or timed circuits.