Question

What's the acceleration of gravity on a planet that has a gravitational pull that is 1/2 that ofEarth? (Round to tenth's place.)

Answer 1

The gravitational pull of the earth is:

$g=9.8\frac{m}{s^2}$

Half this gravitational pull is:

$\frac{g}{2}=\frac{9.8}{2}\frac{m}{s^2}$

Solving the operations:

$\frac{g}{2}=4.9\frac{m}{s^2}$

Therefore, the gravitational pull of the planet is 4.9 meters per second squared.