Thomas' Calculus 13th Edition

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ISBN 10: 0-32187-896-5
ISBN 13: 978-0-32187-896-0

Chapter 13: Vector-Valued Functions and Motion in Space - Section 13.6 - Velocity and Acceleration in Polar Coordinates - Exercises 13.6 - Page 775: 6

Answer

$v_0=\sqrt {\dfrac{G M}{r_0}}$ and $\sqrt {\dfrac{G M}{r_0}} \lt v_0 \lt \sqrt {\dfrac{2G M}{r_0}}$ and $v_0=\sqrt {\dfrac{2 G M}{r_0}} $ and $v_0 \gt \sqrt {\dfrac{2 G M}{r_0}} $

Work Step by Step

The eccentricity can be written as: $e=\dfrac{r_0^2v_0^2}{G M}-1$ We know that the orbit will be a circle when $e=0$ So, $v_0=\sqrt {\dfrac{G M}{r_0}}$ We know that the orbit will be an ellipse when $ 0 \lt e \lt 1$ So, $\sqrt {\dfrac{G M}{r_0}} \lt v_0 \lt \sqrt {\dfrac{2G M}{r_0}}$ We know that the orbit will be a parabola when $ e=1$ So, $v_0=\sqrt {\dfrac{2 G M}{r_0}} $ We know that the orbit will be a hyperbola when $ e \gt 1$ So, $v_0 \gt \sqrt {\dfrac{2 G M}{r_0}} $
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