JEE Main & Advanced
JEE Main Paper Phase-I (Held on 08-1-2020 Evening)
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An asteroid is moving directly towards the centre of the earth. When at a distance of 10 R (R is the radius of the earth) from the earths centre, it has a speed of 12 km/s. Neglecting the effect of earths atmosphere, what will be the speed of the asteroid when it hits the surface of the earth (escape velocity from the earth is 11.2 km/s)? Give your answer to the nearest integer in kilometer/s _______. [JEE MAIN Held on 08-01-2020 Evening]