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Question about Gravitation: Gravitation Problems

Subject Physics

Physics

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Gravitation: Gravitation Problems

Gravitation: Gravitation Problems

Difficulty Medium

Medium

(Originais Teachy 2023) - Question Medium of Physics

In an amusement park, there is an attraction called 'Free Fall Tower', where visitors are lifted 50 meters above the ground and then released in free fall, experiencing the action of gravity. Consider the acceleration due to gravity as 9.81 m/s². (a) Calculate the speed at which visitors reach the ground. (b) Determine the time it takes for them to reach the ground. (c) Estimate the gravitational potential energy of the visitors when they are at the top of the tower, considering the mass of a visitor as 75 kg.

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