Water Drops Falling from Shower · PhysicsBowl 2022 #31
Physics · mechanics
Problem
Water drips from the nozzle of a shower onto the floor 2.45 m below. The drops fall at regular intervals of time, the first drop striking the floor at the instant the third drop begins to fall. Measured from the shower head, what is the location of the second drop when the first drop strikes the floor.
a. 0.313 m b. 0.613 m c. 0.938 m d. 1.25 m e. 1.563 m