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The tallest cliffs ever discovered in our solar system are located on Uranus’s moon Miranda (g=0.0772...

The tallest cliffs ever discovered in our solar system are located on Uranus’s moon Miranda (g=0.0772 m/s^2 ). If you were to drop a rock off of one of these cliffs, it would take 12 minutes to hit the bottom. a. How high is the cliff? b. What is the speed of the rock when it hits the bottom?

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Given:

Acceleration due to gravity on Uranus's moon Miranda,

Time of flight,

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a. How high is the cliff?

Consider the vertical motion of the rock

Use formula

The rock is dropped, so the initial vertical velocity is zero.

ANSWER:

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b. What is the speed of the rock when it hits the bottom?

Consider the vertical motion of the rock

Use formula

ANSWER:

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genius_generous answered 1 year ago
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