Suppose that on earth you can throw a ball vertically upward a distance of 1.05 m. Given that the acceleration of gravity on the Moon is 1.67 m/s2, how high could you throw a ball on the Moon? (Take the y-axis in the vertical direction, and assume that the location of your hand is at y = 0.)

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Suppose that on earth you can throw a ball vertically upward a distance of 1.05 m. Given that the acceleration of gravity on the Moon is 1.67 m/s2, how high could you throw a ball on the Moon? (Take the y-axis in the vertical direction, and assume that the location of your hand is at y = 0.) 

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