SOLUTION: a sprinter has a bad start and his opponent is able to start 1 second before him if the sprinter averages 8.2 meters per sec. and his opponent averages 8 meters per sec., will he b

Question 161841: a sprinter has a bad start and his opponent is able to start 1 second before him if the sprinter averages 8.2 meters per sec. and his opponent averages 8 meters per sec., will he be able to catch his opponent before the end of the 200 meter race?
Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
st=d
t=d/s
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t=200/8.2=24.39
25.39 sec time with the bad start
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t=200/8=25 sec opponent's time
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25.39-25=.39 sec time the man with the slow start loses the race by.
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Ed
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