Question

A bowling ball traveling with constant speed hits the pins at the end of a bowling lane 16.0 m long. The bowler hears the sound of the ball hitting the pins 2.80 s after the ball is released from his hands. What is the speed of the ball? The speed of sound is 340 m/s. Answer to the nearest 0.001 m/s.

Answer 1

I will buy whoever gives me the right answer a Taco Bell gift card ugh

Answer 2

LOL!

Answer 3

Are you familiar with velocity as a vector?

Answer 4

Not exactly... And I take so many notes I don't understand why this is so hard for me

Answer 5

I presume you haven't familiarized yourself with general Calculus then. Hypothetically, 2 dimensional variables create a derivative, which can be presumed velocity . For example:

Answer 6

I never took calc this was supposed to be physics without calc :(

Answer 7

Derivative*. Typos. With this already known, we can say that Velocity=Displacement*Time. This is just an example, I don't believe General Physics requires any formal calc. Should be all Classical mech... and some basic Quantum.

Answer 8

Sorry displacement/Time. V=d/t

Answer 9

So would the displacement be 16?

Answer 10

Now, assuming that you're bowling from 16.0m. away, sound shouldn't dilate too much. And yes.

Answer 11

And is time 2.7529 once you take out the travel of the sound from the time?

Answer 12

mhmmm

Answer 13

So it's v=16/2.7529

Answer 14

V=3.097?

Answer 15

Ehhhhh

Answer 16

v=5.812m/s

Answer 17

What'd i do wrong?

Answer 18

Now where's my gift card : )

Answer 19

Omg it's right

Answer 20

Just inaccurate rounding.

Answer 21

Thank you guys so much

Answer 22

Does matter I suppose, it's close enough. Typically in physics, all calculations must be finite. Esp. in astrophysics. Np, good luck with your course.

Answer 23

Doesn't *

Answer 24

Thanks I think I'll need it