Suppose that, while lying on a beach near the equator watching the Sun set over a calm ocean, you start a stopwatch just as the
top of the Sun disappears. You then stand, elevating your eyes by a height H = 1.70 m, and stop the watch when the top of the Sun again disappears. If the elapsed time is t = 11.1 s, what is the radius r of Earth?
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Explanation:
average speed = total distance travelled / total time travelled
time to travel the first 6km: 6 / 50 = 3/25 (h)
time to travel the next 6km: 6 / 90 = 1/15 (h)
[I think there's problem in the question 'cause 900km/h sounds impossible for normal person to travel in normal condition]
The total time: 3/25 + 1/15 = 14/75 (h)
Average speed over the 12 km drive will be:
- initial velocity=u=24m/s
- Acceleration=a=4m/s^2
- Distance=s=96m
- Final velocity=v
Using 3rd equation of kinematics