You are the science officer on a visit to a distant solar system. Prior to landing on a planet you measure its diameter to be

You throw a baseball directly upward at time t = 0 at an initial speed of 12.3 m/s. what is the maximum height the ball reaches above where it leaves your hand? at what times does the ball pass through half the maximum height? ignore air resistance and take g = 9.80 m/s2.

The speed of light in a material is 0.50 c. what is the critical angle of a light ray at the interface between the material and a vacuum?

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