You wake up in a strange room, and this time you drop a ball from a height of 1.60 m, and observe that it hits the floor 0.400 s after you drop it. In this case you suspect you are in deep space, far from any planet or star, and that your rocket is accelerating due to the push of its own engines under the floor. In this case, what must the acceleration of your rocket be? (Ignore air resistance). 36.0 m/s^2 36.0 m/s^2 10.0 m/s^2 15.0 m/s^2

You wake up in a strange room, and this time you drop a ball from a height of 1.60 m, and observe that it hits the floor 0.400 s after you drop it. In this case you suspect you are in deep space, far from any planet or star, and that your rocket is accelerating due to the push of its own engines under the floor. In this case, what must the acceleration of your rocket be? (Ignore air resistance). 36.0 m/s^2 36.0 m/s^2 10.0 m/s^2 15.0 m/s^2

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter6: Motion In Two Dimensions

Section6.3: Relative Velocity

Problem 27PP

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