Velocity of a Dropped Camera on Mars

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Homework Statement



A robot probe drops a camera off the rim of
a 235 m high cliff on Mars, where the free-fall
acceleration is 3.7 m/s^2

Find the velocity with which it hits the
ground.
Answer in units of m/s

Homework Equations



v^2f=v^2i+2aΔd

The Attempt at a Solution


41.7013
 
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Casey314stl said:

Homework Statement



A robot probe drops a camera off the rim of
a 235 m high cliff on Mars, where the free-fall
acceleration is 3.7 m/s^2

Find the velocity with which it hits the
ground.
Answer in units of m/s

Homework Equations



v^2f=v^2i+2aΔd

The Attempt at a Solution


41.7013

If you incude the units, that's correct.