Question

The escape velocity from Earth's surface is 1.12 x 104 meters per second. At this speed, how many kilometers would a rocket

travel in three minutes?

Answer 1

`d=2016km`

Step-by-step explanation:

Hello,

In this case, given the velocity in kilometers per minute by using the following units conversion:

`v=1.12x10^4(m)/(s)*(1km)/(1000m)*(60s)/(1min)\\ \\v=672(km)/(min)`

Thus, for a 3-minutes travel, the traveled distance in km is:

`d=v*t=672(km)/(min)*3min \\\\d=2016km`

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