Question

Escaping a Binary Star 0.0/2.0 points (graded) 2R A starship in a binary system is located a distance R from one star and a distance 2R from the other star. The starship wants to launch a deep space probe of mass m. The probe has no propulsion system of its own. What is the escape velocity from the starship's current location in the binary star system above? SymbolM You could enter rn sqrt..) tascapo- sqrt 2*G M/R)+sqrt(G"M/X G-M

Answer 1

From conservation of Energy -GMm/R - GMm/2R + 1/2 mV_esc^2 = 0 -3GM/2R + 1/2 V_esc^2 = 0 V_esc = squareroot 3GM/R Ans