Question

On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a 6 iron. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hits the ball with a speed of 14 m/s at an angle 20 ∘ above the horizontal. For how much more time was the ball in flight?

Answer 1

Answer:

4.86 seconds

Explanation:

Velocity of projection, u = 14 m/s

angle of projection, θ = 20°

Formula for the time of flight

$T=\frac{2uSin\theta }{g}$

For earth

Te = (2 x 14 x Sin 20) / 9.8

Te = 0.98 s

For moon

g' = g/6 = 1.64 m/s^2

Tm = ( 2 x 14 x Sin 20) / 1.64

Tm = 5.84 seconds

Tm - Te = 5.84 - 0.98 = 4.86 s

So, it takes 4.86 s more time of flight on moon than the earth.