A suspicious-looking man runs as fast as he can along a moving sidewalk from one end to the other, taking 2.50 s.Then security agents appear, and the man runs as fast as he can back along the sidewalk to his starting point, taking 10.0 s.What is the ratio of the man’s running speed to the sidewalk’s speed?

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A: Given Acceleration of rocket  a = 3.2 m/s^2 Time taken T= 32.8 s To find Total distance travelled.

Q: A particle journeyed 80 miles between point 1 and point 2 at 40 mi/h and then another 120 miles…

A: R12 = 80 miles V12 = 40 miles/hour R23 = 120 miles V23 = 70 miles/hour To find = total time taken to…

Q: If a flea can jump straight up to a height of 0.670 m, how long is it in the air

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Q: An object moves along the positive x-axis with a speed of V, =4 m/s for 2 seconds, then moves along…

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Q: A person walks 8 miles east and then walks 8 miles west from that point? What distance did he walk,…

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Q: A pilot flies in a straight path for 1 h 30 min. She then makes a course correction, heading 10…

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Q: A cart has an initial velocity of 43 m/s and accelerates at the rate of 13 m/s in the opposite…

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Q: A car moves north 35 sec, velocity 85 km/hr, then stops for 15 sec, then continues to move north,…

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Q: The velocity of a particle moving along the x axis is defined by v = x^4 + 2x^3 – 3x^2 where v is in…

A: GivenVelocity of partic along x-axisv=x4+2x3-3x2

Q: In reaching her destination, a backpacker walks with an average velocity of 1.31 m/s, due west. This…

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Q: Traveling with an initial speed of 70 kph, a car accelerates at 6000 km/hr2 along a straight road.…

A: Given Data: The initial speed of the car is: u=70 kph The acceleration of the car is: a=6000 km/hr2…

Q: A drunkard is walking along a straight road. He takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward, followed…

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Q: A turtle crawls along a straight line, which we will call the xx-axis with the positive direction to…

A: Given data *The equation for the turtle's position as a function of time is x(t) = 50.0 cm + (2.00…

Q: A man is lost in a thick forest. Confused and clueless as to what direction to take, he walks a…

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Q: A car enters the freeway with a speed of 8 m/s and accelerates uniformly for 3.5 km in 2.5 min. How…

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Q: From January 26, 1977, to September 18, 1983, George Meegan of Great Britain walked from Ushuaia, at…

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Q: You are spending the summer interning as a technical advisor for the writers of a gangster movie…

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Q: At a time t seconds, after it is thrown up in the air, a tomato is at a height (in meters) of…

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Q: A stunt car drives into a canyon during a movie scene. If the car drives horizontally off the 218-m…

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Q: If a flea can jump straight up to a height of 0.670, how long is it in the air?

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Q: When the legal speed limit for the New York Thruway was increased from 55 mi/h to 65 mi/h, how much…

A: GivenDistance travelled by motorist (D)= 450 kmwe know 1km=0.621371 milesD=450×0.621371…

Q: When the legal speed limit for the New York Thruway was increased from 55 mi/h to 65 mi/h, how much…

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Q: A bald eagle flies a distance of 140 km, north in 1.5 hours. Then it flies another 45 km in the same…

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Q: The Shanghai maglev train connects Longyang Road to Pudong International Airport, a distance of 30…

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Q: An object is shot directly upwards at 7.0 m/s. How long will it take to travel 12 m/s downwards? а.…

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Q: What is the average velocity of a car that travels from mile marker 32, to mile marker 214 on I-10…

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Q: A car moving at a constant velocity of 45 fps passes a coffee shop. Three seconds later, another car…

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Q: What is the velocity of a car that travels from mile marker 32 on I-10 to mile marker 312 on I-10 in…

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Q: A three-toed sloth is the slowest moving land mammal.  On the ground, the sloth moves at an average…

A: Given ,   average speed of sloth = 0.037 m/s   speed of tortoise = 0.076 m/s

Q: A police car traveling 95.0 km/h is traveling west, chasing a motorist traveling at 80.0 km/h. What…

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Q: A bus makes a trip according to the position-time graph shown in the drawing. What is the average…

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Q: A student walks 1.0 mi west and then 1.0 mi north. Afterward, how far is she from her starting…

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Q: A fugitive escapes and ride on a taxi which traveled at a uniform speed of 50 Km/hr. Two hours later…

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Q: A dog is running in the park. First, she runs 55 meters east, then 25 meters west, then 11 meters…

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Q: A boy walks to the store using the following path: 0.4 miles west, 0.2 miles north, 0.3 miles east.…

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Q: v(t) (feet per second) (seconds) 12 20 10 15 20 25 30 55 70 30 35 40 45 78 81 75 60 72 50 The graph…

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Q: In a forest, an explorer walks 13 km due east, then 18 km north, then he rested for an hour. After…

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Q: A turtle crawls along a straight line, which we will call the xx-axis with the positive direction to…

A: Given data: xt=50.0 cm +2.00 cm/st-0.0625 cm/s2t2

Q: A woman starts from her home at 9.00 am, walks with a speed of 5 kmh^-1 on a straight road up to her…

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Q: When the legal speed limit for the New York Thruway was increased from 55 mi/h to 65 mi/h, how much…

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Q: Runner A is initially 3.6 mi west of a flagpole and is running with a constant velocity of 5.6 mi/h…

A: First, we find the time required to meet the both which is (t) = 0.566 hr

Q: A man went jogging one early morning.He started from his home and arrived at imelda park, 350 meter…

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Q: A student walks 1.0 mi west and then 1.0 mi north. Afterward, how far is she from her starting…

A: The position of the student is drawn below.

Distance and Speed

The speed, distance and time relation forms the basis of study of motion. You will need these concepts in the study of Mechanics. This concept is applicable for students who are studying the following courses –