Question

You look down an old well, cannot see the bottom, and mutter to yourself "Oh well!". In order to estimate the depth of the well, you then drop five stones and record the time for each to impact: 2.19s, 2.30s, 2.26s, 2.29s, and 2.27s. What is the best estimate of the depth of the well? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

The best estimate of the depth of the well is 2.3 sec.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

Record time,

`t_(1)=2.19\ sec`

`t_(2)=2.30\ sec`

`t_(3)=2.26\ sec`

`t_(4)=2.29\ sec`

`t_(5)=2.27\ sec`

We need to find the best estimate of the depth of the well

According to record time,

We can write of the record time

`t_(1)=2.19\approx 2.2\ sec`

`t_(2)=2.30\approx 2.3\ sec`

`t_(3)=2.26\approx 2.3\ sec`

`t_(4)=2.29\approx 2.3\ sec`

`t_(5)=2.27\approx 2.3\ sec`

Here, all time is nearest 2.3 sec.

So, we can say that the best estimate of the depth of the well is 2.3 sec.

Hence, The best estimate of the depth of the well is 2.3 sec.