lizXoX2008
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Sketch a distance-time graph for the following race between the Tortoise and the Hare. Label your graph well with all the different speeds and distances which the Hare and the Tortoise are traveling at. Show your work for speed and distance calculations.
* The Tortoise walks at a speed of 0.5 m/s for the entire 1 km race.
* The Hare runs fast and then more slowly, stopping after 50 s at the 100-m mark.
* The Hare then takes a nap.
* The Hare wakes up when the Tortoise is 10 m from the finish line.
* The Hare starts to run faster and faster but looses the race by 200 m.
a) How many seconds does it take the Tortoise to finish the race? _____
b) How many seconds does it take the Hare to finish the race? ______
I get that when the hare sleeps the slope is o but what numbers should I use for the horizontal (time) and vertical (distance) to help me answer the questions. And yeah, the tortoise is .5x1000= 2000s but I need to figure out the hare.
* The Tortoise walks at a speed of 0.5 m/s for the entire 1 km race.
* The Hare runs fast and then more slowly, stopping after 50 s at the 100-m mark.
* The Hare then takes a nap.
* The Hare wakes up when the Tortoise is 10 m from the finish line.
* The Hare starts to run faster and faster but looses the race by 200 m.
a) How many seconds does it take the Tortoise to finish the race? _____
b) How many seconds does it take the Hare to finish the race? ______
I get that when the hare sleeps the slope is o but what numbers should I use for the horizontal (time) and vertical (distance) to help me answer the questions. And yeah, the tortoise is .5x1000= 2000s but I need to figure out the hare.