Question

A water gun fires 5 squirts per second. The speed of the squirts is 15 m/s.

By how much distance is each consecutive squirt
separated?

Answer 1

Each consecutive squirt from the water gun is separated by 3 meters, calculated by multiplying the speed of the squirts (15 m/s) by the interval between each squirt (0.2 seconds).

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to calculate the distance at which each consecutive squirt from a water gun is separated when the water gun fires squirts at a certain rate and speed. Given that the water gun fires 5 squirts per second and the speed of the squirts is 15 m/s, we can use the formula distance = speed × time to find the separation distance between squirts.

Since there are 5 squirts per second, each squirt is separated by 1/5 of a second, or 0.2 seconds. To find the separation distance, we multiply the speed of the squirts by the time interval between each squirt:

Distance = Speed × Time
Distance = 15 m/s × 0.2 s
Distance = 3 meters

Therefore, each consecutive squirt is separated by 3 meters.

Answer 2

Answer: 3.75 m

Step-by-step explanation:

5 squirts in 1 second

So, 1 squirt in 1/5 second which is 0.2 second.

The difference in timing of two consecutive squirt is 0.2 second, so

time (t) = 0.2 s.

speed (s) = 15 m/s

Distance of separation (d) = ?

Now, formula for distance is

d = s × t

d = 15 × 0.2

d = 3.75 m