What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid

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(a) What is the escape speed on a spherical asteroid whose radius is 500 km and whose gravitational acceleration at the surface is 2.7 m/s2?

m/s

(b) How far from the surface will a particle go if it leaves the asteroid's surface with a radial speed of 1000 m/s?

m/s

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