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    Projectile motion- acceleration due to gravity on the moon

    Nope, I've never taken physics before, I'm pretty lost. Would this be it? y = y(i) + v(i)*sin(theta)*t + 1/2*g*t^2
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    Projectile motion- acceleration due to gravity on the moon

    Homework Statement On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a 6 iron. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hits the ball with a speed of 18 m/s at an angle 45 degrees above the horizontal. a) How much...
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    Kinematics. cannonball was dropped- how far from the wall does it hit ground?

    Homework Statement King Arthur's knights fire a cannon from the top of the castle wall. The cannonball is fired at a speed of 45m/s and an angle of 32degrees . A cannonball that was accidentally dropped hits the moat below in 1.4s . a) How far from the castle wall does the cannonball hit...
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    Use either trigonometry or components to find displacement

    Homework Statement Bob walks 160 m south, then jogs 630 m southwest, then walks 160 m in a direction 32degrees east of north. a) Use either trigonometry or components to find the displacement that will return Bob to his starting point by the most direct route. Give your answer as a...