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On the basis of this discussion, calculate the escape velocity for the lunar module that blasted...

On the basis of this discussion, calculate the escape velocity for the lunar module that blasted off from the surface of the moon and attained a height of 100 miles, at which points its speed was zero. Describe how you calculated the escape velocity. Be succinct but give sufficient detail.

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The concept used in this question is excape velocity which is the minimum speed required to just cross the gravitational pull or field so that it could not come back , i apply the principle of conservation of energy to solve this problem and after applying this i deduced the answer.

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