Question

A child kicks a soccer ball across the ground. The ball travels 10.0 meters in 0.56 seconds. What is the speed of the ball?
5.6 m/s
1.79 m/s
17.9 m/s
0.056 m/s

Answer 1

Answer:

17.9 m/s is the speed of the ball.

Explanation:

Speed is defined ratio of distance traveled to the time taken.

Distance covered by the ball = 10.0 m

Time taken by the ball = 0.56 s

Speed of the ball:

$\frac{Distance}{time}=\frac{10.0 m}{0.56 s}=17.85\approx 17.9 m/s$

17.9 m/s is the speed of the ball.

Answer 2

Answer: The speed of the soccer ball is 17.9 m/s

Explanation:

Speed is defined as the ratio of distance traveled to the time taken.

To calculate the speed of the soccer ball, we use the equation:

$\text{Speed of soccer ball}=\frac{\text{Distance traveled}}{\text{Time taken}}$

We are given:

Distance traveled by soccer ball = 10.0 meters

Time taken = 0.56 seconds

Putting values in above equation, we get:

$\text{Speed of soccer ball}=\frac{10.0m}{0.56s}=17.9m/s$

Hence, the speed of the soccer ball is 17.9 m/s