8.7 Does the escape speed of a body from the earth depend on

(a) The mass of the body

(b) The location from where it is projected

(c) The direction of projection

(d) The height of the location from where the body is launched?

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(a) Escape velocity of a body from the Earth is given by the relation:

vesc = 2gR …. (1)

Where g = acceleration due to gravity and R = radius of the Earth

So escape velocity is independent of the mass of the body.

(b) It does not depend on the location from where it is projected.

(c) Does not depend on the d

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