Neglecting Air Resistance and the Weight of the Propellant, Determine

Multiple Choice

Neglecting air resistance and the weight of the propellant, determine the work done in propelling a 12-ton satellite to a height of 100 miles above Earth. Assume that the Earth has a radius of 4000 miles.

A) 1,756.10 mi-ton
B) 1,170.73 mi-ton
C) 702.44 mi-ton
D) 936.59 mi-ton
E) 2,575.61 mi-ton