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Escape velocity of a satellite of the Earth at an altitude equal to radius of the Earth is V. What will be the escape velocity at an altitude equal to 7R, where R= radius of the Earth?

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Important Questions on Gravitation

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A missile is launched with a velocity less than the escape velocity. The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy is :

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If a projectile has a velocity greater than the escape velocity, which trajectory will it follow?
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A body is projected horizontal on the top of the Mount Everest with speed much greater than 2gr, where r is the distance of the projection point from the centre of the earth and g is the acceleration due to gravity there. The trajectory of the body will be a

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If the escape speed of a projectile on Earth's surface is 11.2 km s-2 and a body is projected out with thrice this speed, then determine the speed of the body far away from the Earth
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Escape velocity on a planet is ve. If the radius of the planet remains the same and its mass becomes 4 times, the escape velocity becomes
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If the radius of a planet is four times that of the earth and the value of g is the same for both, the escape velocity on the planet will be
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Escape velocity from the earth's surface is 11.2 km s-1. Another planet of the same mass has radius 14 times that of the earth. What is the escape velocity from the surface of the planet?
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Potential energy of a 3 kg body at the surface of a planet is -54 J, then escape velocity will be