Q

A person jumps 1.5 m high on Earth. How high could the person jump on the Moon with the same takeoff speed, where g is one-sixth of Earth's?

RRB ALP & Technician 13/08/2018 / Shift I 2018
✓ Answer: B 9 m
h = u²/(2g), so reducing g by six increases height sixfold: 6 × 1.5 = 9 m.