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 17 m/s at an angle 25 ∘above the horizontal. How much farther did the ball travel on the moon than it would have on earth? And how much more time was the ball in flight ?

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 17 m/s at an angle 25 ∘above the horizontal. How much farther did the ball travel on the moon than it would have on earth? And how much more time was the ball in flight ?

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter3: Motion Along A Straight Line

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 41P: Assume an intercontinental ballistic goes from rest to a suborbital speed of 6.50 km/s 60.0 s (the...

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