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Homework Statement
A space probe is to be launched from a space station 200 miles above Earth. Determine its escape velocity in miles/s. Take Earth's radius to be 3960 miles.
Homework Equations
None.
The Attempt at a Solution
m(dv/dt)=-(mgR^2)/(x+R)^2
dv/dt=-(gR^2)/(x+R)^2
Now what?
The answer is 6.76 miles/s.