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

2016 km

Step-by-step explanation:

The escape velocity from Earth's surface is
`1.12* 10^4\ m/s`.

We need to find how many kilometers would a rocket travel in three minutes. It is a concept based on the definition of speed of an object.

Speed = distance per unit time

1 hour = 60 minutes

⇒ 3 minutes = 0.05 hour

1 m/s = 3.6 km/h

11200 m/s = 40320 km/h

So,

`\text{distance}, d=v* t\\\\d=40320\ km/h * 0.05\ h\\\\d=2016\ km`

Hence, a rocket will travel 2016 km in 3 minutes.