document.write( "Question 908531: An object is released from rest on a planet that has no atmosphere. The object falls freely for 3 m in the first second. What is the magnitude of the acceleration due to gravity on the planet?
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document.write( "The distance s is -3 meters since it is downward.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "The initial velocity vo is 0 since it is released from rest.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The time t is 1 second.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"-3=0%281%29%2Bexpr%281%2F2%29a%281%29%5E2\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"-3=expr%281%2F2%29a%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0AMultiply+through+by+2%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B-6=a\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: \"matrix%281%2C2%2C-6%2Cmeters%2Fsecond%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "The answer should be negative as it is on earth \"matrix%281%2C2%2C-9.8%2Cmeters%2Fsecond%5E2%29\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "However they apparently ignore the negative sign.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ignoring the sign, the answer is \"matrix%281%2C2%2C6%2Cmeters%2Fsecond%5E2%29\"\r\n" );
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