Determine an acceleration due to gravity


Discuss the below:

1) A cheetah is hunting. Its prey run for 2.5 s at a constant velocity of  +6.9 m/s. Starting from rest, what constant acceleration must the
+cheetah maintain in order to run the same distance as its prey runs in the same  time?

2) An astronaut on a distant planet wants to determine its acceleration due  to gravity. The astronaut throws a rock straight up with a velocity of +12.1  m/s and measures a time of 18.5 s before the rock returns to his hand. What  is the acceleration (magnitude and direction) due to gravity on this planet?  (positive = up, negative = down)

 

 

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