On the apollo 14 mission to the moon astronaut alan shepard


Question: On the Apollo 14 mission to the moon, astronaut Alan Shepard hit a golf ball with a 6 iron. The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1/6 of its value on earth. Suppose he hits the ball with a speed of 12 m/s at an angle 35 ∘ above the horizontal.

1) How much farther did the ball travel on the moon than it would have on earth?

2) For how much more time was the ball in flight?

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