An astronaut standing on a platform on the moon drops a hammer. if the hammer falls 6.0 meters vertically in 2.7 seconds, what i

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An astronaut standing on a platform on the moon drops a hammer. if the hammer falls 6.0 meters vertically in 2.7 seconds, what i

s its acceleration?

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Amanda [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-23T17:06:28+03:00

The distance that is traveled by the astronaut given that the motion is free-fall can be calculated through the equation,

d = Vot + 0.5at²

where d is the distance, Vo is the initial velocity, t is the time, and a is the acceleration. Substituting the known,

6 = (0 m/s)(2.7 s) + 0.5(a)(2.7 s)²

Determining the value of a,
a = 1.646 m/s²

ANSWER: 1.646 m/s²