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Homework Statement
What is the motion of a body thrown upwards from the Earth's surface, with escape velocity as it's initial velocity. Disregard the air resistance.
Homework Equations
[tex]v_e = \sqrt{\frac{2 G M}{x}}[/tex]
[tex]F_g = \frac{G M m}{x^2}[/tex]
The Attempt at a Solution
I though this was a simple problem, by just applying Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.
[tex]m \frac{dv}{dt} = \frac{-G M m}{x^2}[/tex]
However, as the force F depends on the position, x(t) can be determined by solving the integral:
[tex]\int_{x_0}^{x} \frac{dx}{\pm \sqrt{(E + \frac{G M m}{x})}} = \sqrt{\frac{2}{m}} t[/tex]
I'm really lost here. How do I solve this?
And, by the way, shouldn't the Energy (E), in this case, be zero?
Any help appreciated.
PS: The correct answer is:
[tex]x (t) = (x_0^\frac{3}{2} + \frac{3}{2} \sqrt{2 G M} t)^\frac{2}{3}[/tex]