Spring Gun: A spring gun can launch a projectile with a speed of 12.21 m/s 1.8m high, and the projectile travels a distance of 12.90m before it hits the ground. The lab is on an asteroid. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this asteroid?

Spring Gun: A spring gun can launch a projectile with a speed of 12.21 m/s 1.8m high, and the projectile travels a distance of 12.90m before it hits the ground. The lab is on an asteroid. What is the acceleration due to gravity on this asteroid?

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Spring Gun: A spring gun can launch a projectile with a speed of 12.21 m/s 1.8m high, and the projectile travels a distance of 12.90m before it hits the ground. The lab is on an asteroid.

What is the acceleration due to gravity on this asteroid?

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