Question

. a person is riding on a skateboard attempting to throw a football to his friend standing behind him. he is traveling at a speed of 5m/s. his friend is 5 meters away. if he throws the ball at 5m/s, will it reach his friend? show your work to prove your answer.

Answer 1

To determine if the person can throw the football to his friend, we need to compare the time it takes for the football to travel the distance of 5 meters to the time it takes for the person on the skateboard to reach his friend.

Let's first calculate the time it takes for the person on the skateboard to reach his friend:

Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 5 meters / 5 m/s
Time = 1 second

So, it takes the person on the skateboard 1 second to reach his friend.

Now, let's calculate the time it takes for the football to travel the distance of 5 meters:

Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 5 meters / 5 m/s
Time = 1 second

The time it takes for the football to travel the distance is also 1 second.

Since both the person on the skateboard and the football take the same amount of time (1 second) to reach the friend, the football will indeed reach the friend if it is thrown at a speed of 5 m/s.