An object is dropped from rest and falls 180m during 15s of free fall.  Did this occur on the moon (g=1.6m/s/s), earth (g=9.8m/s/s), or Jupiter(g=26.0m/s/s)?

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An object is dropped from rest and falls 180m during 15s of free fall.  Did this occur on the moon (g=1.6m/s/s), earth (g=9.8m/s/s), or Jupiter(g=26.0m/s/s)? 

 

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