Question

Your spaceship lands on an unknown planet. To determine the characteristics of this planet, you drop a wrench from 5.00 m above the ground and measure that it hits the ground 0.804 s later. Part APart complete What is the acceleration of gravity near the surface of this planet

Answer 1

Answer:

g = 15.5 m/s²

Explanation:

In order to find the acceleration due to gravity near the surface of this planet can be calculated by using 2nd equation of motion. The 2nd equation of motion is given as:

h = Vi t + (0.5)gt²

where,

h = height covered by the wrench = 5 m

Vi = Initial Velocity = 0 m/s

t = Time Taken to hit the ground = 0.804 s

g = acceleration due to gravity near the surface of the planet = ?

Therefore,

5 m = (0 m/s)(0.804 s) + (0.5)(g)(0.804 s)²

g = (5 m)/(0.3232 s²)

g = 15.5 m/s²