Astronaut Alan Shephard took a golf ball to the Moon. He hit what is thought to be the longest golf drive in history. (The range of aprojectile is inversely proportional to the acceleration due togravity, so the range on the Moon is about six times longer than on Earth.)
a) What speed would an astronaut need to give a lunar golfball in order to put the ball in orbit aound the Moon?
b) Do you think it could be done?