
College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 6, Problem 36P
Suppose the free-fall acceleration at some location on earth was exactly 9.8000 m/s2. What would it be at the top of a 1000·m-tall tower at this location? (Give your answer to five significant figures.)
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Useful equations
For Constant Velocity:
V =>
D
X = V₁t + Xo
For Constant Acceleration:
Vr = V + at
X = Xo+Vot +
v=V+2a(X-Xo)
\prom = V +V
V velocity
t = time
D Distance
X = Final Position
Xo Initial Position
V = Final Velocity
Vo Initial Velocity
a = acceleration
For free fall
Yf
= Final Position
Yo Initial Position
g = 9.80
m
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For free fall:
V = V + gt
Y=Yo+Vo t +
+gt
V,² = V₁²+2g (Y-Yo)
V+Vo
Vprom=
2
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