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Chapter 11: Q. 3 (page 898)

Explain why an object thrown horizontally on a planet with a smaller gravitational force than Earth’s would travel farther.

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An object thrown horizontally on a planet with a smaller gravitational force than Earth’s would travel farther because distance is indirectly proportional to the gravitational force of the object.

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Step 1. Given Information.

Given is the object which is thrown horizontally on the planet with smaller gravitational force than Earth's.

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Step 2. Explanation.

The distance travelled by the object thrown horizontally is indirectly proportional to the normal force of the object thrown.

So if the force of the object is smaller than that of the Earth's gravitational force then it travels more farther.

That's why, when an object is thrown horizontally on a planet with a smaller gravitational force than Earth’s would travel farther.

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