Question

A body is thrown with a velocity of 10 km/s from the Earth’s surface, which is only a little less from the value of escape velocity. Calculate the height up to which the body will be reached.

Answer 1

Maximum height achieved by the projectile,

= 0.228 × 10⁸
= 2.28 × 10⁷ m
= 2.28 × 10⁴ km