A spaceship hovering over the surface of Venus drops an object from a height of 53 m. How much longer does it take to reach the surface than if dropped from the same height on Earth? Neglect air resistance. [The acceleration due to gravity on Venus is 90.7% of that Earth, gvenus = (0.907)g.]

A spaceship hovering over the surface of Venus drops an object from a height of 53 m. How much longer does it take to reach the surface than if dropped from the same height on Earth? Neglect air resistance. [The acceleration due to gravity on Venus is 90.7% of that Earth, gvenus = (0.907)g.]

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