Astronauts on a distant planet throw a rock straight upward and record its motion with a video camera. After digitizing their video, they are able to produce the graph of height, y, versus time, t, shown in the figure

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Astronauts on a distant planet throw a rock straight upward and record its motion with a video camera.
After digitizing their video, they are able to produce the graph of height, y, versus time, t, shown in the
figure
y (m)
30
25
20
15
10
1 2
t (s)
3 4 5 6 7 8
What is the acceleration of gravity on this planet?
What was the initial speed of the rock?
5
Transcribed Image Text:Astronauts on a distant planet throw a rock straight upward and record its motion with a video camera. After digitizing their video, they are able to produce the graph of height, y, versus time, t, shown in the figure y (m) 30 25 20 15 10 1 2 t (s) 3 4 5 6 7 8 What is the acceleration of gravity on this planet? What was the initial speed of the rock? 5
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