Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6m/s2 or about 16% of the value of g on Earth. If an astronaut on the moon threw a rock to a height of 7.8m, what would be its velocity as it struck the moons surface?

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Acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6m/s2 or about 16% of the value of g on Earth. If an astronaut on the moon threw a rock to a height of 7.8m, what would be its velocity as it struck the moons surface?
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