A raindrop fell straight toward the ground at a constant velocity for 4.0 seconds. In that time, it fell 8.8 meters. While falling, the raindrop passed a flower petal that was falling at 1 meter per second. What was the raindrop’s velocity?
The raindrop fell 8.8 meters in 4.0 seconds, so its average velocity over that time period is 8.8 meters divided by 4.0 seconds, which equals 2.2 meters per second.
Since the petal was falling at a velocity of 1 meter per second, we can subtract that from the raindrop's average velocity to find its velocity relative to the ground:
2.2 meters per second - 1 meter per second = 1.2 meters per second.
Therefore, the raindrop's velocity was 1.2 meters per second.