Question

What is the escape velocity needed for the Millenium Falcon to escape the Death Star if the radius is 160 km and the mass is 1 x 1018 kg after the tractor beam is turned off?

Answer 1

Answer:v

e

​

≈2.889×10

−4

m/s

Explanation:Let's calculate the escape velocity (

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�

v

e

​

) using the provided values:

�

�

=

2

×

(

6.67430

×

1

0

−

11

)

×

(

1

×

1

0

18

)

160

,

000

v

e

​

=

160,000

2×(6.67430×10

−11

)×(1×10

18

)

​

​

�

�

=

1.33486

×

1

0

−

2

160

,

000

v

e

​

=

160,000

1.33486×10

−2

​

​

�

�

≈

8.34287

×

1

0

−

8

v

e

​

≈

8.34287×10

−8

​

�

�

≈

2.889

×

1

0

−

4

m/s

v

e

​

≈2.889×10

−4

m/s