On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a golf club improvised from a tool. The free-fall acceleration on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hit the ball with a speed of 23 m/s at an angle 32° above the horizontal. Part A How long was the ball in flight? Express your answer with the appropriate units. µA ? t= Value Units Submit Request Answer 4 Part B How far did it travel? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Imoon = Value Submit Request Answer Part C Units Ignoring air resistance, how much farther would it travel on the moon than on earth? Express your answer in meters. ΜΕ ΑΣΦ ?

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On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a golf club improvised from a tool. The free-fall acceleration on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hit the ball with a speed of 23 m/s at an angle 32° above the
horizontal.
Part A
How long was the ball in flight?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
µA
?
t=
Value
Units
Submit
Request Answer
4
Part B
How far did it travel?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
Imoon =
Value
Submit
Request Answer
Part C
Units
Ignoring air resistance, how much farther would it travel on the moon than on earth?
Express your answer in meters.
ΜΕ ΑΣΦ
?
Transcribed Image Text:On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a golf club improvised from a tool. The free-fall acceleration on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hit the ball with a speed of 23 m/s at an angle 32° above the horizontal. Part A How long was the ball in flight? Express your answer with the appropriate units. µA ? t= Value Units Submit Request Answer 4 Part B How far did it travel? Express your answer with the appropriate units. Imoon = Value Submit Request Answer Part C Units Ignoring air resistance, how much farther would it travel on the moon than on earth? Express your answer in meters. ΜΕ ΑΣΦ ?
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