University Physics Volume 1
University Physics Volume 1
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ISBN: 9781938168277
Author: William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Publisher: OpenStax - Rice University
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Suppose you are an intrepid interplanetary explorer and you've landed on the remote planet, Gorzag. Your task is to determine the free-fall acceleration on the surface of Gorzag, which has no atmosphere. All you have is a space rock, a stop watch, and a laser range finder (a tool to measure distance). You find a nearby cliff and make the following measurements: the height of the cliff is 55m, and when you drop the rock off the cliff it takes 40s for the rock to hit the ground below. Show your work. 

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Given data:

Distance s = 55 m

Time t= 40 s

Initial velocity of Rock u = 0 m/s

 

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When Rock is in a free fall, we can use the kinematic equation

s= ut+12at2

to calculate the acceleration of the planet Gorzag.

here, u is initial velocity, a is the acceleration due to gravity, and s is distance.

 

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