The Lunar Module could make a safe landing if its vertical velocity at impact is 3.0 m/s

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The Lunar Module could make a safe landing if its vertical velocity at impact is 3.0 m/s or less. Suppose that you want to determine the greatest height h at which the pilot could shut off the engine if the velocity of the lander relative to the surface at that moment is

(a) Zero;

(b) 2.0 m/s downward;

(c) 2.0 m/s upward. Use conservation of energy to determine h in each case. The acceleration due to gravity at the surface of the Moon is 1.62 m/s2.

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