Question 4 a) On February 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard connected h...
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Question 4 a)
On February 6, 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard connected his custom-made golf club head attachment to a tool designed primarily to scoop lunar rock samples. He then hit two golf balls on the surface of the Moon. The first ball was a bit of a dud, but the second attempt resulted in a clean stroke, with the ball hit at a speed of 23.5 m/s at an angle of 40° with the horizontal. Assume that the free-fall acceleration, , on the Moon’s surface is 1/6 of the value on Earth and that the Moon’s lack of atmosphere means there is virtually no air resistance.
How long was the golf ball in flight?
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