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Gravitational potential energy = =

Escape velocity = =

Kinetic energy of launch:

Kinetic energy after launch = =

So the answer is D)

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Nice job

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I didn't remember the escape velocity formula off the top of my head, so the answer is no.

Me plus looking it up would look like what @SimpleStacker did.

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I enjoy solving puzzles like these... I almost wish mathematical econ was more useful in real life so those skills would be more applicable.

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I didnt want to get too cute with the answer but there arent a lot of details provided, so I do make some assumptions.

  1. There is gravity on the planet (clearly because it has mass and a given escape velocity)
  2. There is matter in outer space that will have gravity

The speed exceeds the escape velocity so greatly that I will say that the rock will land inside some mass in outer space after which the speed of the rock will be:

A) Zero

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@SimpleStacker got it right with his elegant solution

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I was way too late to the game. did that ken game ever end?

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