What was the speed of the bowling ball

[midwesternboy2005]

A ball is traveling with constant speed hits the pins placed at the end of a bowling lane 16.5 m long. The bowler heard the sound of the ball hitting the pins 2.5 s after the ball was released from his hands. The speed of sound is 340 m/s. What was the speed of the ball.

 

[Integral]

You are given the total time T, let the time for the ball to get to the pins be T_b, let the time for sound to return be T_s

So we have T = T_b +T_s

But we know that velocity is Distance/Time.

Can you take it from there?

I am moving this to the homework forum.

 

[wais]

To calculate the speed of the bowling ball, we can use the formula speed = distance/time. In this scenario, the distance traveled by the ball is 16.5 m and the time taken is 2.5 seconds. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:

Speed = 16.5 m/2.5 s = 6.6 m/s

Therefore, the speed of the bowling ball is 6.6 m/s. It is important to note that this is the average speed of the ball since it traveled with constant speed throughout its journey. Additionally, the speed of sound (340 m/s) is not relevant in this calculation as it only indicates the speed at which the sound of the ball hitting the pins traveled to the bowler's ears.