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Homework Statement
A 1600 kg object is initially at rest 400 km above the earth’s surface. The object falls straight
down and generates 8.3x10^8J of heat energy while descending to an altitude of 100 km.
What is the velocity of the object at this altitude?
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Homework Equations
Ek = (mv^2)/2
Ep = -GMm/r
G=6.67^-11
Mass of Earth = 5.98x10^24 kg
Radius of Earth = 6380000 m
Force of Gravity = GMm/r^2
The Attempt at a Solution
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u488/ScatlettArmadillo/Question20-1.jpg
Once I got to the final step I had to find the root of a negative, which is not possible, so I must have made an error somewhere else, but I can't seem to work out where.
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