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AP EAMCET · PHYSICS · Gravitation

Maximum height reached by a rocket fired with a speed equal to \(50 \%\) of the escape speed from the surface of the earth is ( \(R\) - Radius of the earth)

  1. A \(\frac{R}{2}\)
  2. B \(\frac{16 R}{9}\)
  3. C \(\frac{\mathrm{R}}{3}\)
  4. D \(\frac{\mathrm{R}}{8}\)
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(C) \(\frac{\mathrm{R}}{3}\)

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\(\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{i}}=\frac{1}{2} \mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{e}}=\frac{1}{2} \sqrt{\frac{2 \mathrm{GM}}{\mathrm{R}}}, \mathrm{U}_{\mathrm{f}}=0\) Applying conservation of mechanical energy, \(K_i+V_i=K_f+U_f\)…