The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of a planet depends on the planet's mass and size; therefore other planets will have accelerations due to gravity different from 9.8 m/s2. Imagine an astronaut stands on an alien planet, which has no atmosphere, and throws a rock with a speed of 6.05 m/s in the horizontal direction, releasing it at a height of 1.40 m abo the surface of the planet. The rock hits the surface a horizontal distance of 9.50 m from the astronaut. Find the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity, in m/s2, on this alien plane m/s?

The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of a planet depends on the planet's mass and size; therefore other planets will have accelerations due to gravity different from 9.8 m/s2. Imagine an astronaut stands on an alien planet, which has no atmosphere, and throws a rock with a speed of 6.05 m/s in the horizontal direction, releasing it at a height of 1.40 m abo the surface of the planet. The rock hits the surface a horizontal distance of 9.50 m from the astronaut. Find the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity, in m/s2, on this alien plane m/s?

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