SOLUTION: a cheetah is the fastest land animal im the world. it can run at a rate of 32 yards per second. thats as fast as a car! however, the cheetah can only run at this speed for about 49
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Question 389069: a cheetah is the fastest land animal im the world. it can run at a rate of 32 yards per second. thats as fast as a car! however, the cheetah can only run at this speed for about 496 yards. using the formula D-RT, how long in seconds can a cheetah maintain its top speed? show your work.
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
cheetah is the fastest land animal im the world.
it can run at a rate of 32 yards per second.
that's as fast as a car! however, the cheetah can only run at this speed for about 496 yards.
using the formula D-RT, how long in seconds can a cheetah maintain its top speed?
;
R = 32 yds/sec
D = 496 yds
Therefore:
32T = 496
T =
T = 15.5 seconds
:
:
Check by finding the distance: 15.5 * 32 = 496
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