Consider the following statements concerning Escape Velocity.
1. It is the minimum speed with which a mass should be projected from the Earth’s surface in order to escape Earth’s gravitation field.
2. It is better to launch a spaceship from the poles because the radius is greater at the equator.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2