How High Could a Person Jump on Pluto Compared to Earth?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the height a person could jump on Pluto compared to Earth, given specific parameters about Pluto's mass, radius, and its orbit around the sun. The problem is situated within the context of gravitational physics.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Assumption checking

Approaches and Questions Raised

  • Participants are questioning the relevance of the provided information to the main question about jump height. There is a focus on identifying necessary data for calculating gravitational acceleration on Pluto.

Discussion Status

The discussion is active, with participants raising questions about the excess information given and its relevance to the problem. Some guidance is emerging regarding how to approach the calculation of gravity on Pluto.

Contextual Notes

Participants note that the problem does not specify the relevance of all provided data, leading to confusion about what is necessary for the calculations.

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Homework Statement


Pluto is only planet that has not yet been visited by a spacecraft . Pluto has a mass of 1.27*10^22 kg and a radius of 1.14*10^6m. although Pluto is in an elliptical orbit about the sun, for simpicity we'll assume Pluto orbits the sun in a circular orbit of radius 5.91*10^12 m. the mass of the sun is 1.99 * 10^30


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The question is...
If generic man can jump to height h on Earth, how high chould generic man jump on Pluto, assuming his initial veocity is the same on both planets?


The Attempt at a Solution

 
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How many of those things you are given are relevant to "how high" the man can jump?
 
HallsofIvy said:
How many of those things you are given are relevant to "how high" the man can jump?

The question did not mention about that. It just said the man can jump "h" meter.
 
You're given a hell of a lot more information than needed in here. How can you figure out the acceleration of gravity on Pluto using the information provided?
 

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