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The acceleration due to gravity on a planet is 1.96 ms2. If it is safe to jump from a height of 3 m on the earth, the corresponding height on the planet will be...(g on earth is 9.8 ms-2)

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answer is 15.

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A person is safe, if his velocity while reachingc the surface of moon from a height h’ is equal
to its velocity while falling from height h on earth.

So, 2gh=2gh

h=ghg'=9.8×31.96=15m

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The acceleration due to gravity on a planet is 1.96 ms–2. If it is safe to jump from a height of 3 m on the earth, the corresponding height on the planet will be...(g on earth is 9.8 ms-2)