here's a really hard physics problem for ya! I solved it, maybe you can!
here it is:
A rock is dropped off a cliff into the ocean. The sound of the splash is heard 3.2 seconds after it is dropped. Assuming the speed of sound is 340 m/s and gravity accelerates the rock at 10 m/s^2, what is the height of the cliff? (neglecting air resistance)
help:
Find givens:
Time: 3.2sec
Sound spd.: 340m/s
Gravity: 20m/s^2
Unknowns:
Time of sound: ?
Time of fall: ?
height: ?
DRAW A DIAGRAM!
Eqn's: You'll need 2 of them! Find out which ones!(all require assumed constant acceleration)
x=xo+vot+(.5)g(t^2)
v=v+at
(avg.)v=(vo+vf)/2
(avg.)v=d/t
GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN!
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2 comments:
That looks like a foreign language to me Matthew! Glad it makes sense to you. Your mom must be a dummy!
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