Fields and Schwartzchild radius for a black hole

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Homework Statement


The Schwartzchild radius for a black hole is the distance from the singularity of the black hole at which the escape velocity is the speed of light. You wish to create a black hole, with radius of only 1.0m for personal research. How much mass would this required? Would the mass of the earth, 6.0 x 10^24 kg do the job?



Homework Equations


V^2 = GMe/Re

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried using the above equation to find the M, but that was not the right answer...
 
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Your formula is incorrect, V2 = (2GM)/r.
 
And then I solve for m?