SOLUTION: Lane 1 swimmer is 1.7 second ahead of Lane 2 swimmer. Lane one swimmer is traveling at 1.4m/sec and Lane 2 is traveling at 1.5m/sec. How many seconds will it take Lane 2 to catch
Algebra.Com
Question 857576: Lane 1 swimmer is 1.7 second ahead of Lane 2 swimmer. Lane one swimmer is traveling at 1.4m/sec and Lane 2 is traveling at 1.5m/sec. How many seconds will it take Lane 2 to catch Lane 1?
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lane 1 swimmer is 1.7 seconds ahead
his speed is 1.4 m/s
so he is 2.38 meters
Catch up speed =
Difference between speed = 1.5-1.4 = 0.1
t=d/r
=2.38/0.1
= 23.8 seconds
RELATED QUESTIONS
There are 8 swimmers in a race. In how many ways can they finish if there are no dead... (answered by ikleyn)
A running track has straight parallel sides and semicircular ends. Each lane is one meter (answered by Theo)
A single lane street 10 ft. wide goes through a semicircular tunnel with radius 9 ft. How (answered by Alan3354)
a single lane 12ft wide goes through a semicircular tunnel with radius 9ft. how high is... (answered by Boreal)
Two cars are racing around a circular track. The red car is traveling in a lane that is... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Jack left school and walked home down Snakey Lane. His father left home at the same time (answered by jjordan95)
Car A and B are in the same lane 170.2 feet away from each other. Car A is traveling at... (answered by harpazo)
Hello,
I am working on word problems in Algebra. Here is on of them.
The amount of... (answered by dolly)
A bowling ball rolled down a lane in 2.5 seconds.The ball traveled at a constant... (answered by Alan3354)