SOLUTION: A football player runs to the east end zone (100 yards) in 12 seconds. What is his velocity?

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Question 1168652: A football player runs to the east end zone (100 yards) in 12 seconds. What is his velocity?

Found 2 solutions by dkppathak, jhunjiro:
Answer by dkppathak(439) About Me  (Show Source):
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A football player runs to the east end zone (100 yards) in 12 seconds. What is his velocity?
solution
speed=distance /time =100/12=25/3 yards/sec or 0.0568 miles/0.0033 hours =17.21 miles/hours

Answer by jhunjiro(67) About Me  (Show Source):
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Formula:
Velocity = Distance over time
v = d/t
Given:
d = 100 yards
t = 12 seconds
Solution
v = 100 yards/ 12 seconds
v = 8.33 yards/second