An astronaut holds a rock 100 m above surface of Planet X. The rock is then thrown upwards with a sleek of 15m/s. The rock reaches the ground 10s after it is thrown the atmosphere of Planet X has a negligible effect on the rock. Determined the acceleration due to gravity of the rock when it is in planet x

Respuesta :

Answer:[tex]5 m/s^{2}[/tex]

Explanation:

This problem is related to vertical motion, and the equation that models it is:

[tex]y=y_{o}+V_{o}sin\theta t-\frac{1}{2}gt^{2}[/tex] (1)

Where:

[tex]y=0m[/tex] is the rock's final height

[tex]y_{o}=100 m[/tex] is the rock's initial height

[tex]V_{o}=15 m/s[/tex] is the rock's initial velocity

[tex]\theta=90\°[/tex] is the angle at which the rock was thrown (directly upwards)

[tex]t=10 s[/tex] is the time

[tex]g[/tex] is the acceleration due gravity in Planet X

Isolating [tex]g[/tex] and taking into account [tex]sin(90\°)=1[/tex] :

[tex]g=(-\frac{2}{t^{2}})(y-y_{o}-V_{o}t)[/tex] (2)

[tex]g=(-\frac{2}{(10 s)^{2}})(0 m-100 m-(15 m/s)(10 s))[/tex] (3)

[tex]g=5 m/s^{2}[/tex] (4) This is the acceleration due gravity in Planet X