Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in the solar system, at a height of 25 km and with a radius of 309 km. If you are standing on the summit, with what initial velocity would you have to fire a projectile from a cannon horizontally to clear the volcano and land on the surface of Mars

The velocity is 2661.5 m/s.

Explanation:

Radius, horizontal distance, d = 309 km

height, h = 25 km

acceleration due to gravity on moon, g =3.71 m/s^2

Let the time taken is t and the horizontal velocity is u.

horizontal distance = horizontal velocity x time

309 x 1000 = u t .... (1)

Use second equation of motion in vertical direction.

So, put in (1)

309 x 1000 = u x 116.1

u = 2661.5 m/s

r=rho l/a where a is the area, l is the length and rho is resistivity so the greater the area the lesser the resistance thats why the earth pin is thicker bcos current follow the shortest path, so less resistive .