Answer:
The second drop is 3.75 m above the ground
Explanation:
Free Fall Motion
A free-falling object falls under the sole influence of gravity without air resistance.
If an object is dropped from rest in a free-falling motion, it falls with a constant acceleration called the acceleration of gravity, which value is [tex]g = 9.8 m/s^2[/tex].
The distance traveled by a dropped object is:
[tex]\displaystyle y=\frac{gt^2}{2}[/tex]
If we know the height h from which the object was dropped, we can find the time it takes fo hit the ground:
[tex]\displaystyle t=\sqrt{\frac{2y}{g}}[/tex]
When the first drop touches the ground there are two more drops in the air: the second drop still traveling, and the third drop just released from the tap.
The total time taken for the first drop to reach the ground is:
[tex]\displaystyle t_1=\sqrt{\frac{2*5}{g}}[/tex]
[tex]t_1 = 1.01\ s[/tex]
Half of this time has taken the second drop to fall:
[tex]t_2 = 1.01\ s/2=0.505\ s[/tex]
It has fallen a distance of:
[tex]\displaystyle y_2=\frac{9.8(0.505)^2}{2}[/tex]
[tex]y_2 = 1.25\ m[/tex]
Thus its height is:
h = 5 - 1.25 = 3.75
The second drop is 3.75 m above the ground
