What is the escape speed at the poles

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A planet has a mass of 5.69Ã?1026 kg. The planet is not a perfect sphere, instead it is somewhat flattened. At the equator, its radius is 6.03Ã?107 m, and at the poles, the radius is 5.38Ã?107 m.

(a) What is the escape speed from the surface of the planet at the equator?

(b) What is the escape speed at the poles?

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