Question:

A body of mass ‘m’ is dropped from a height R/2 from earth’s surface where R is the radius of earth. Its speed when it will hit the earth’s surface is: (V= escape velocity from earth’s surface)

Options :

  • (a) Ve/√3
  • (b) Ve√3
  • (c) √2Ve
  • (d) Ve/√2

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