Calculating Bee Motion: Speed, Distance and Time

[kraaaaamos]

Homework Statement

4. A bee flies a distance of 2m in only one-quarter of a second.
(a) From the ratio 2/(1/4) , what can you infer about the bee’s motion?
(b) From the ratio (1/4)/2 , what can you infer about the bee’s motion?
(c) In one eighth of a second, what would be the distance that the bee has flown?
(d) How long does it take the bee to fly 10m?

Homework Equations

speed = distance traveled / time

The Attempt at a Solution

a) ... it gives the average speed of h bee's travel.. i think?
b) ... i have no idea
c) i use the average speed to calculate it
d) i also use the average speed to calculate it

PLEASE HELP

 

[learningphysics]

a) looks right... the average speed of the bee is 2/(1/4) = 8m/s

For b) 2/(1/4) gives the number of meters traveled per second... so what does the reciprocal give: 1/4/2... the units are seconds per meter...

c) d = v*t. use the speed from part a)

d) again use d = v*t, using the speed from part a).

 

[m2003]

I would say that the given information provides us with the bee's average speed, as well as the distance and time it takes for the bee to fly a certain distance.

(a) From the ratio 2/(1/4), we can infer that the bee's average speed is 8 m/s. This means that the bee is flying at a constant speed of 8 meters per second.
(b) From the ratio (1/4)/2, we can infer that the bee's average speed is 1/8 m/s. This means that the bee is flying at a much slower speed, possibly hovering or maneuvering in a small area.
(c) Using the average speed of 8 m/s, we can calculate that in one eighth of a second, the bee would have flown a distance of 1 meter.
(d) To calculate how long it takes the bee to fly 10m, we can use the formula speed = distance / time. Rearranging the formula, we get time = distance / speed. Plugging in the values, we get time = 10m / 8 m/s = 1.25 seconds. Therefore, it would take the bee 1.25 seconds to fly 10 meters.