Question

Squids rely on jet propulsion to move around in water. A 1.5 kg squid at rest suddenly expels 0.12 kg of water backward to quickly get itself moving forward at 2.8 m/s. If other forces (such as the drag force on the squid) are ignored, what is the speed with which the squid expels water

Answer 1

The speed of water is 32.2 m/s .

Step-by-step explanation:

Mass of squid, M = 1.5 kg

mass of water, m = 0.12 kg

velocity of squid, V = - 2.8 m/s

Let the speed of water is v.

Use the conservation of momentum,

Momentum before expelling the water momentum after expelling water

M x 0 = (M - m) x V + m x v

0 = - (1.5 - 0.12) x 2.8 + 0.12 v

3.864 = 0.12 v

v = 32.2 m/s