A surface probe on the planet Mercury falls 17.6m downward from a ledge. If free-fall acceleration near Mercury is -3.70 m/#s^2#, what is the probe's velocity when it reaches the ground?
1 Answer
Jul 1, 2015
I fond:
Explanation:
We can first find the time it takes to hit the ground (assuming starting with
Now we use:
The minus sign telling us that it is directed dawnwards.