Multiple Choice
Neglecting air resistance, the escape speed from a certain planet for an empty space vehicle is 1.12*104 m/s. What is the corresponding escape speed for the fully loaded vehicle which has triple the mass of the empty one?
A) 3.73 * 103 m/s
B) 1.12 *104 m/s
C) 3.36 *104 m/s
D) 9.98 * 104 m/s
E) 1.40 * 1012 m/s
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