Answer to Question #276617 in Physics for Hutchii

Question #276617

What must be the radius of a star of mass 2 x 10^30 kg so that the escape speed from this star is equal to 2 x 10^8 m/s?

Expert's answer

The radius is

"r=\\frac{2GM}{v^2}=6673\\text{ m}."

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