A light beam traveling horizontally enters a hole in the side of a laboratory on planet X. The laboratory is 40.0 m wide. If the light beam hits the far wall a distance 0.20 mm below the height it entered the laboratory, what is the acceleration of gravity on planet X? A)2.25 × 10¹⁰ m/s² B)8.00 × 10⁶ m/s² C)9.81 m/s² D)4.50 × 10⁵ m/s² E)3.75 × 10³ m/s²

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The correct answer is A because the acceleration of gravity on planet X is 2.25 × 10^10 m/s^2. This can be calculated using the formula:a = (2 * d * v^2) / (h^2)where:a is the acceleration of gravityd is the distance the light beam travels horizontallyv is the speed of lighth is the height the light beam drops

A Light Beam Traveling Horizontally Enters a Hole in the Side