How High Could a Person Jump on Pluto Compared to Earth?

In summary, this conversation discusses the planet Pluto and its characteristics, including its mass and radius. It also mentions its orbit around the sun and the mass of the sun. The question at hand is how high a generic man could jump on Pluto compared to Earth, assuming the same initial velocity. The relevance of the given information for answering this question is not specified.
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Homework Statement


Pluto is only planet that has not yet been visited by a spacecraft . Pluto has a mass of 1.27*10^22 kg and a radius of 1.14*10^6m. although Pluto is in an elliptical orbit about the sun, for simpicity we'll assume Pluto orbits the sun in a circular orbit of radius 5.91*10^12 m. the mass of the sun is 1.99 * 10^30


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The question is...
If generic man can jump to height h on Earth, how high chould generic man jump on Pluto, assuming his initial veocity is the same on both planets?


The Attempt at a Solution

 
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How many of those things you are given are relevant to "how high" the man can jump?
 
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HallsofIvy said:
How many of those things you are given are relevant to "how high" the man can jump?

The question did not mention about that. It just said the man can jump "h" meter.
 
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You're given a hell of a lot more information than needed in here. How can you figure out the acceleration of gravity on Pluto using the information provided?
 

FAQ: How High Could a Person Jump on Pluto Compared to Earth?

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