Light is the fastest thing in the universe, moving at 299,792,458m/s. For the fun of it, let’s assume an object was thrown at the speed of light straight up. Let’s also assume that only Earth’s gravity could slow it down, and acted with the same downward acceleration no matter how far away the object was. a.)How long would it take for the object to come to a stop? (please answer in days) B.)How far would the object have travelled in this time

Light is the fastest thing in the universe, moving at 299,792,458m/s. For the fun of it, let’s assume an object was thrown at the speed of light straight up. Let’s also assume that only Earth’s gravity could slow it down, and acted with the same downward acceleration no matter how far away the object was. a.)How long would it take for the object to come to a stop? (please answer in days) B.)How far would the object have travelled in this time

University Physics Volume 3

17th Edition

ISBN:9781938168185

Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Chapter5: Relativity

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