document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195267>Question 1195267</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The velocity v, in meters per second, of a falling object on Earth after t seconds, ignoring the effect of air resistance, is modeled by the equation v = 9.8t. There is a different linear relationship between time and velocity on Mars, as shown in the table below.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Time      ||  Velocity on Mars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0         ||      0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4         ||      14.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8         ||      29.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If an object dropped toward the surface of Earth has a velocity of 58.8 meters per second after t seconds, what would be the velocity of the same object dropped toward the surface of Mars after t seconds, ignoring the effect of air resistance?   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Time || Velocity on Mars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0 || 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 || 14.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 || 29.6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If an object dropped toward the surface of Earth has a velocity of 58.8 meters per second after t seconds, what would be the velocity of the same object dropped toward the surface of Mars after t seconds, ignoring the effect of air resistance? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "v = 9.8t = 58.8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 6 seconds<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "On Mars:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14.8/4 = 3.7 m/sec/sec<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6*3.7 = 22.2 m/sec </SPAN>\n" );
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