Rocket Launch

Level 2

A Rocket is launched from the North Pole to hit a target on the Equator. If the minimum launching speed to hit the target is v m v_{\rm m} , and the minimum speed for an object to circle around the Earth is v 0 = G M R , v_0=\sqrt{\frac{GM}{R}}, where G G is the gravitational constant, M M is the mass of the earth, R R is the radius of the earth, considering earth to be a perfect ball.

What is the ratio of v m v 0 \dfrac{v_{\rm m}}{v_0} ?


The answer is 0.9101797211.

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