Physics (5th Edition)
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Chapter 2, Problem 102GP
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 Figure 2-46. (a) What is the acceleration of gravity on this planet? (b) What was the initial speed of the rock?
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