document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287363>Question 287363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On the moon, the acceleration due to gravity is -1.6 meters per second per second. A stone is dropped from a cliff on the moon and hits the surface of the moon 20 seconds later. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)How far did it fall? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)What was its velocity at impact?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a)How far did it fall?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = (1/2)at^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 1.6*400/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 320 meters<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)What was its velocity at impact? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = at<BR>\n" );
document.write( "v = 1.6*20 = 32 meters/sec<BR>\n" );
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