1. A container filled with water and there is a hole, as shown in the figure below.

If acceleration due to
gravity is 10 ms-2, what is the speed of water through that hole?

GIVEN:

Height (h) = 85 cm – 40 cm = 45 cm = 0.45 meters

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s2

Velocity=?

Solution:

vt2 = 2 g h

vt2 = 2 g h = 2(10) (0.45) = 9

vt = √9 = 3 m/s

2. A container filled with water and there is a hole. If acceleration due to gravity is 10
ms-2, what is the speed of water through that hole.

GIVEN:

Height (h) = 1.5 m -0.25 m = 1.25 meters

Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10 m/s2

SOLUTION:

2
v t =2 gh

2
v t =2 ( 10 ) (1.25 )

√ v t 2=√ 25

vt=5 m/s