PHYS 1007 Tutorial #1 Section A04 Thu PM

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Problem 1 Convert 65 mi/h to m/s. (Hint: 1 mi = 1.61 km.) SOLUTION 65 mi 1610 m 1h = 29.06 km/s h mi 3600 s

Problem 2 To pass a physical tness test, Alexandra must run 1500 m at an average speed of 4.50 m/s. She runs the rst 750 m in 140 s. How fast (in seconds) does she need to run the last 750 m in order to nish with a total average speed of exactly 4.50 m/s? (We want her time for the last 750 m; not her speed.) SOLUTION Average speed is given by v =

x1 +x2 . t1 +t2

Solve this equation for t2 .

v t1 + v t2 = x1 + x2 v t2 = x1 + x2 v t1 x1 + x2 v t1 t2 = v (750) + (750) (4.50)(140) (4.50) = 193.3 s

t2 =

she must run the last 750 m in 193.3 s.