Question

By analyzing a multiflash photograph of a golfer hitting a golf ball, one finds that the head of the club travels 0.010 s just before it strikes the ball. Find the approximate instantaneous speed of the club head at the instant of contact.

a) 100 m/s
b) 150 m/s
c) 200 m/s
d) 250 m/s

Answer 1

The question cannot be answered without additional information regarding the distance traveled by the golf club head during the 0.010 s before impact. The golfer's club head instantaneous speed is the speed at the exact moment of striking the ball.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the instantaneous speed of the golfer's club head at the instant of contact, we would need more information than what is provided, such as the distance the club head traveled during that 0.010 s before it struck the ball. Without this information, we cannot determine the instantaneous speed and hence cannot answer the question confidently. The instantaneous speed is the speed of an object at a particular moment (or instant) in time, which in the context of a swinging golf club, is usually at its highest at the moment of impact with the ball.