You join NASA and your first mission is to land on an unknown asteroid to record data. From the surface of the asteroid you launch a projectile with an initial speed of 80 m/s and notice that the projectile reaches a maximum height of 2500 m above the surface. By coincidence, 2500 m is also the radius of the asteroid. What is the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the asteroid?

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You join NASA and your first mission is to land on an unknown asteroid to record data. From the
surface of the asteroid you launch a projectile with an initial speed of 80 m/s and notice that the
projectile reaches a maximum height of 2500 m above the surface. By coincidence, 2500 m is also the
radius of the asteroid. What is the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the asteroid?
Transcribed Image Text:You join NASA and your first mission is to land on an unknown asteroid to record data. From the surface of the asteroid you launch a projectile with an initial speed of 80 m/s and notice that the projectile reaches a maximum height of 2500 m above the surface. By coincidence, 2500 m is also the radius of the asteroid. What is the acceleration of gravity on the surface of the asteroid?
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