A rocket is fired vertically with a speed of 5 km s–1 from the earth’s surface. How far from the earth does the rocket go before returning to the earth? Mass of the earth = 6.0 × 1024 kg; mean radius of the earth = 6.4 × 106 m; G= 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 kg–2.
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Answer:
Velocity of the rocket, v = 5 km/s = 5 × 103 m/s
Mass of the Earth, Me = 6 × 1024 kg
Radius of the Earth, Re = 6.4 × 106 m
Height reached by rocket mass, m = h
At the surface of the Earth,
Total energy of the rocket = Kinetic energy + Potential energy
= (1/2)mv2 + (-GMem / Re)
At highest point h,
v = 0
And, Potential energy = -GMem / (Re + h)
Total energy of the rocket = 0 + [ -GMem / (Re + h) ]
= -GMem / (Re + h)
From the law of conservation of energy, we have
Total energy of the rocket at the Earth’s surface = Total energy at height h
(1/2)mv2 + (-GMem / Re) = -GMem / (Re + h)
(1/2)v2 = GMe [ (1/Re) - 1 / (Re + h) ]
= GMe[ (Re + h - Re) / Re(Re+ h) ]
(1/2)v2 = gReh / (Re + h)
Where g = GM / Re2 = 9.8 ms-2
∴ v2 (Re + h) = 2gReh
v2Re = h(2gRe - v2)
h = Rev2 / (2gRe - v2)
= 6.4 × 106 × (5 × 103)2 / [ 2 × 9.8 × 6.4 × 106 - (5 × 103)2
h = 1.6 × 106 m
Height achieved by the rocket with respect to the centre of the Earth = Re + h
= 6.4 × 106 + 1.6 × 106 = 8 × 106 m
Answer:
Mass of the earth (Me) = 6×10²⁴ Kg
Mean orbital radius of earth around the sun (r) = 6.4 × 10^6m
P.E of the rocket at earth's surface (Uo) = -GMem/Re
P.E of the rocket at height h from the earth's surface.
Uh = -GMem/(Re + h)
Increase in PE (∆U) = Uh-Uo
= -GMem/(Re + h) - (-GMem)/Re
= GMem[ 1/Re - 1/(Re + h)]
= GMem× h/Re(Re + h)
g = GMe/Re²
GMe = gRe²
∆U = gRe² × m×h/Re(Re+h)
= mgh/( 1 + h/Re)
According to law of conservation of energy .
Increase in P.E = KE of the rocket
1/2 × mv² = mgh/(1 + h/Re)
v²( 1 + h/Re) = 2gh
h = v²Re/( 2gRe - v²)
Here,
v = 5 km/s = 5000 m/s
Re = 6.4 × 10^6 m
g = 9.8 m/s²
h = (5 × 10³)²× 6.4×10^6/{ (2×9.8×6.4×10^6) - (5×10³)²}
= 1600 km
Distance from the centre of the earth = h + Re = 6400 + 1600
= 8000 km = 8× 10^6m
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