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An astronaut throws a rock horizontally on the moon with a velocity of 7 m/s. Assuming no air resistance, what will be the final velocity of the object in the x direction if the moon is about 1/100th the mass ofEarth?

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Answer:

7 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

There's no air resistance, so horizontal acceleration is 0 m/s².

Therefore, the final velocity is the same as the initial velocity.

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