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2. An astronaut standing on a platform on the Moon drops a hammer. If the hammer falls 9.0 meters vertically in 3 seconds, what is its acceleration? a. 2.5 m/s² b. 3 m/s² c. 6 m/s² d. 2 m/s²
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2. An astronaut standing on a platform on the Moon drops a hammer. If the hammer falls 9.0

meters vertically in 3 seconds, what is its acceleration?
a. 2.5 m/s²
b. 3 m/s²
c. 6 m/s²
d. 2 m/s²

User Govind Parmar
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Answer:

d

Step-by-step explanation:

d = do + vot + 1/2 a t^2

9 = 0 + 0 + 1/2 a ( 3)^2

9 = 4.5 a

a = 2 m/s^2

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