Orbits: Escape Velocity
Consider a rocket lifting off of Earth's
surface, with a velocity, v:
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Q: What is the rockets Kinetic Energy
at the Earths surface?
Q: What is the
rockets Potential Energy at the Earths surface?
Q: What is the initial total energy of
the "system"?