SOLUTION: A spaceship hovering over the surface of Mars drops an object from a height of 30 m. how much longer does it take to reach the surface than if dropped from the same height on Earth
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Question 1181763: A spaceship hovering over the surface of Mars drops an object from a height of 30 m. how much longer does it take to reach the surface than if dropped from the same height on Earth? Neglect air resistance in both cases [ the acceleration due to gravity on Mars is 33% of that on Earth, gmars = (0.33) g.] Answer by ikleyn(52802) (Show Source):
Use the basic formula connecting the distance (the height) h, time t and gravity acceleration
h =
to answer the question.
From the formula,
t = = = .
The gravity acceleration for the Earth g = 9.81 m/s^2.
