In Jule Verne's 1865 story with this title, three men went to the moon in a shell fired from a giant canon. (a) Find the minimum muzzle speed needed to shoot a shell straight up to a height above the earth equal to the earth's radius R. (b) Find the minimum muzzle speed that would allow a shell to escape from the earth completely. (a) 2 Projectile, mass m r₂ = 2RE 1 r₁= RE Earth, mass me (b) 2 Projectile, mass m r₂ = 0 < 1 r₁= RE Earth, mass me

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In Jule Verne's 1865 story with this title, three men went to the moon in a shell fired from a
giant canon. (a) Find the minimum muzzle speed needed to shoot a shell straight up to a
height above the earth equal to the earth's radius R. (b) Find the minimum muzzle speed that
would allow a shell to escape from the earth completely.
(a)
2 Projectile, mass m
r₂ = 2RE
1
r₁= RE
Earth, mass me,
(b)
r₂ = 00
2 Projectile, mass m
1
r₁= RE
Earth, mass me,
Transcribed Image Text:In Jule Verne's 1865 story with this title, three men went to the moon in a shell fired from a giant canon. (a) Find the minimum muzzle speed needed to shoot a shell straight up to a height above the earth equal to the earth's radius R. (b) Find the minimum muzzle speed that would allow a shell to escape from the earth completely. (a) 2 Projectile, mass m r₂ = 2RE 1 r₁= RE Earth, mass me, (b) r₂ = 00 2 Projectile, mass m 1 r₁= RE Earth, mass me,
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