You have just landed on Planet X. You take out a 100-g ball, release it from rest from a height of 10.0 m, and measure that it takes 2.2 s to reach the ground. You can ignore any force on the ball from the atmosphere of the planet. How much does the 100-g ball weigh on the surface of Planet X?

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Barbara Leblanc

26 April, 01:26

You have just landed on Planet X. You take out a 100-g ball, release it from rest from a height of 10.0 m, and measure that it takes 2.2 s to reach the ground. You can ignore any force on the ball from the atmosphere of the planet. How much does the 100-g ball weigh on the surface of Planet X?

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Sage Gardner · Answer 1

Weight in planet X = 0.413 N

Explanation:

Weight = Mass x Acceleration due to gravity.

W = mg

Mass, m = 100 g = 0.1 kg

We have equation of motion s = ut + 0.5 at²

Displacement, s = 10 m

Initial velocity, u = 0 m/s

Time, t = 2.2 s

Substituting

s = ut + 0.5 at²

10 = 0 x 2.2 + 0.5 x a x 2.2²

a = 4.13 m/s²

Acceleration due to gravity, a = 4.13 m/s²

W = mg = 0.1 x 4.13 = 0.413 N

Weight in planet X = 0.413 N