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Two water jets are emerging from a vessel at a height of 50 centimeters and 100 centimeters. If their horizontal velocities at the point of ejection are 1 meter/second and 0.5 meters/second respectively, calculate the ratio of their horizontal distances of impact.
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The ratio of their horizontal distances of impact is equal to the ratio of their velocities. Since the first jet has a velocity of 1 meter/second and the second jet has a velocity of 0.5 meters/second, the ratio of their horizontal distances of impact will be 2:1 (the first jet will travel twice as far as the second jet). The height at which the jets are ejected does not affect the calculation because it does not affect the velocity of the jets.
