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+ # Problem 10 #
+Standard formula used U_f - U_i = 1/2 * m *(u^2 - v^2)
+
+ Velocity required by mass is 1.118313e+04 m/s.
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+clc
+//Given that
+R_e = 6.4e6 // radius of Earth in km
+M_e = 6e24 // mass of Earth in kg
+G = 6.67e-11 // universal gravitational constant
+// sample problem 10 page No. 303
+printf("\n\n\n # Problem 10 # \n")
+
+printf("Standard formula used U_f - U_i = 1/2 * m *(u^2 - v^2)\n ")
+h = 10 * R_e
+v = sqrt (2 *h * G * M_e / (R_e * h)) // calculation of velocity required by mass to reach given height
+printf ("\n Velocity required by mass is %e m/s.",v)
+