If the Earth Suddenly Stopped in Its Orbit Around the Sun,it

If the Earth suddenly stopped in its orbit around the Sun,it would fall into the Sun.Find the speed of the Earth as it impacted the Sun. Radius of the Sun: 6.96 * 10⁸ m
Radius of the Earth: 6.38 *10⁶ m
Initial distance between the Earth and the Sun: 1.50 * 10¹¹ m
Mass of the Earth: 5.98 * 10²⁴ kg
Mass of the Sun: 1.99 *10³⁰ kg

A) 4.23 * 10⁴ m/s
B) 4.33 * 10⁵ m/s
C) 6.13 * 10⁵ m/s
D) 6.19 * 10⁵ m/s
E) 8.75 * 10⁵ m/s

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