The amount of time (from the graph) = 1.25 seconds. The velocity = .152+1.62*(1.25)= 2.18 m/s
Joshua S.
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The first word spoken on the surface of the Moon after Apollo 15 landed on July 30, 1971, was “Bam!” this was James Irwin’s involuntary reaction to their rather bone-jarring touchdown. “We hit harder than any other flights!” says Irwin. “And I was startled, obviously, when I said, ‘Bam!’” The reason for the “firm” touchdown of Apollo 15 was that the rocket engine was shit off when the lander was still 1.31 m above the lunar surface and moving downward with a speed of 0.152 m/s. From that point on the lander descended in a lunar free fall, with an acceleration of 1.62 m/s2. As a result, the landing speed of Apollo 15 was by far the largest of any of the Apollo missions. To visualize the descent of Apollo 15, consider its position-time curve during the final stages of landing, shown below.
a. How much time did it take for the lander to drop the final 1.31 m to the Moon”s surface?
b. What was the impact speed of the lander when it touched down?
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