12. What does positive and negative acceleration indicate?
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Explanation:
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= 15.57 N
= 2.60 N
= 16.98 N
The mass of the bag is the same on the three planets. m=1.59 kg
Explanation:
The weight of the sugar bag on Earth is:
g=9.81 m/s²
m=3.50 lb=1.59 kg
=m·g=1.59 kg×9.81 m/s²= 15.57 N
The weight of the sugar bag on the Moon is:
g=9.81 m/s²÷6= 1.635 m/s²
=m·g=1.59 kg× 1.635 m/s²= 2.60 N
The weight of the sugar bag on the Uranus is:
g=9.81 m/s²×1.09=10.69 m/s²
=m·g=1.59 kg×10.69 m/s²= 16.98 N
The mass of the bag is the same on the three planets. m=1.59 kg
For an uniformly accelerated motion, we can write
where
is the acceleration of this motion, which in this problem is the gravitational acceleration, with a negative sign because it points downward, against the direction of the motion; h=0.540 m is the distance covered by the flea, and 
is the initial velocity.
At the maximum height, the velocity is zero, so
. Therefore we can solve to find :
where
At the maximum height, the velocity is zero, so