1. While strolling along on unknown planet, an astronaut decides to throw a hammer and a feather upwards at 5.0 m/s. They both return to the point of release in 3.0 s. What is the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X.
2. Marii jumps straight upward at 15.0 m/s. How high is he when he is traveling at 8.0 m/s upwards ?
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1. To find the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X, we need to use the equation of motion for vertical motion:
s = ut + (1/2)gt^2
Where:
s = height or distance traveled (which is 0, since both objects return to the point of release)
u = initial velocity (5.0 m/s)
t = time (3.0 s)
g = acceleration due to gravity
For both the hammer and the feather, the equation becomes:
0 = (5.0 m/s)(3.0 s) + (1/2)g(3.0 s)^2
Simplifying the equation:
0 = 15.0 m + (4.5 s^2)g
0 = 15.0 m + 4.5g
Rearranging the equation to solve for g:
4.5g = -15.0 m
g = -15.0 m / 4.5
g ≈ -3.33 m/s^2
So, the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X is approximately -3.33 m/s^2 (negative sign indicates that the direction of gravity is downward).
2. To find the height reached by Marii when he is traveling at 8.0 m/s upwards, we can use the equation of motion again:
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
Where:
v = final velocity (8.0 m/s)
u = initial velocity (15.0 m/s)
a = acceleration (which is -9.8 m/s^2, assuming Earth's gravity)
s = height reached
Rearranging the equation and plugging in the values:
v^2 = u^2 + 2as
(8.0 m/s)^2 = (15.0 m/s)^2 + 2(-9.8 m/s^2)s
64.0 m^2/s^2 = 225.0 m^2/s^2 - 19.6 m/s^2 s
Subtracting 225.0 m^2/s^2 from both sides:
-161.0 m^2/s^2 = -19.6 m/s^2 s
Dividing both sides by -19.6 m/s^2:
s ≈ -8.22 m
So, Marii is approximately 8.22 meters above his starting point when he is traveling at 8.0 m/s upwards.
1. To find the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X, we can use the equations of motion for free fall. When an object is thrown upward and falls back down to the same point, its displacement at the highest point is zero.
Let's use the equation:
V = V₀ + a*t
At the highest point, the velocity is zero, so we have:
0 = 5.0 m/s + a*3.0 s
Rearranging the equation to solve for acceleration (a), we have:
a = -5.0 m/s / 3.0 s
a = -1.67 m/s²
Since the acceleration due to gravity is downwards, we take the absolute value of acceleration, so the acceleration due to gravity on Planet X is approximately 1.67 m/s².
2. To find the height when Marii is traveling at 8.0 m/s upwards, we can use the equations of motion.
We can use the equation:
v² = v₀² + 2*a*d
Where:
v = final velocity (8.0 m/s upwards)
v₀ = initial velocity (15.0 m/s)
a = acceleration due to gravity (approximately -9.8 m/s² on Earth, but we need to solve for it on an unknown planet)
d = height (what we need to find)
Rearranging the equation to solve for height (d), we have:
d = (v² - v₀²) / (2*a)
Substituting the known values:
d = (8.0 m/s)² - (15.0 m/s)² / (2*a)
Now we need the value for acceleration due to gravity on the unknown planet. If we assume the acceleration due to gravity is the same as on Earth, then a = -9.8 m/s². Plug in this value and solve for height (d):
d = (8.0 m/s)² - (15.0 m/s)² / (2 * -9.8 m/s²)
d ≈ -16.4 m
Since the height should be a positive value, we disregard the negative sign and conclude that Marii is approximately 16.4 meters high when he is traveling at 8.0 m/s upwards.
reaches top in 1.5 seconds
v = Vi - g t
0 = 5 - 1.5 g
g = 5/1.5 = 3.33 m/s^2
v = 15 - 3.33 t
8 = 15 - 3.33 t
t = 2.1 seconds
h = 15 t - (3.33/2) t^2