document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126766>Question 1126766</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tortoise and a hare are competing in a 1600-meter race. The arrogant hare decides to let the tortoise have a 510-meter head start. When the start gun is fired the hare begins running at a constant speed of 9 meters per second and the tortoise begins crawling at a constant speed of 5 meters per second.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)Define a function f to represent the tortoise's distance from the finish line (in meters) in terms of the number of seconds t since the start of the race.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)Solve f(t)=0for t.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)Define a function g to represent the hare's distance from the finish line (in meters) in terms of the number of seconds t since the start of the race.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)Solve g(t)=0 for t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E) Who won the race?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The hare beat the tortoise by<BR>\n" );
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