We want to find the work needed to lift a payload to a given altitude.
The work needed is:
[tex]W = \frac{3}{4}*P*R[/tex]
We know that the weight of the payload is P, and the equation for the force needed to overcome the gravitational attraction is:
[tex]f(x) = P*\frac{R^2}{x^2}[/tex]
Where R is the radius of the moon.
We want to find the work needed to lift it from x = R to x = 4*R
Then we just need to integrate the given function between these values, we will get:
[tex]W = \int\limits^{4R}_R { P*\frac{R^2}{x^2}} \, dx \\\\W = P*R^2*[( -\frac{1}{4R} ) - (\frac{-1}{R} )]\\\\W = P*R^2* \frac{3}{4R} = \frac{3}{4}*P*R[/tex]
Then the work needed is:
[tex]W = \frac{3}{4}*P*R[/tex]
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