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Chapter 2, Problem 15P(choose chapter or problem)
A bowling ball traveling with constant speed hits the pins at the end of a bowling lane 16.5 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, assuming the speed of sound is 340 m/s?
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QUESTION:
A bowling ball traveling with constant speed hits the pins at the end of a bowling lane 16.5 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, assuming the speed of sound is 340 m/s?
ANSWER:
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Given data,
Length of the bowling lane:
Time taken by the person to hear the sound of ball hitting the pin:
Speed of the sound
We will compute the time taken by the sound to travel from the bowling pins to the person.