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    Solving Symbolically: Height of Cliff with No Air Resistance

    Homework Statement You are climbing in the High Sierra when you suddenly find yourself at the edge of a fogshrouded cliff. To find the height of this cliff, you drop a rock from the top; a time T later you hear the sound of the rock hitting the ground at the foot of the cliff. a. If you ignore...
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    Do I need to consider mass in the equations?

    Oh, yes, I see I made a mistake in thinking that dividing by 2 got me the average velocity. Thank you for the answer!
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    Do I need to consider mass in the equations?

    Homework Statement a. At launch a rocket ship has a mass M. When it is launched from rest, it takes a time interval t1 to reach speed v1; at t = t2, its speed is v2. What is the average acceleration of the rocket (i) from the start to t1 and (ii) between t1 and t2? For now, I am taking...