Question 118454: ok, its a project. the problem is: asafa powell is the worlds fastest man. in the 100meter he currently broke the world record by a time of 9.74 secounds, i run the 100 meter sprint in 10.9 secoounds. what i would like to know is if we race nd we take off at the same time what would be the distance between me and him, right when he crosses the finish line. hard isnt it? well i tried but i cant seem to sole it, however i think i am on the right track i think ration plays a role in this. well ty for your time and i hope you can solve this and show me how to solve it please thankyou
arthur
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Powell is the world's fastest man. In the 100 meters, he currently broke the world record by a time of 9.74 seconds, I run the 100 meter sprint in 10.9 seconds. If we race, and we take off at the same time, what would be the distance between me and him, when he crosses the finish line.
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All you have to find out is, how far can you travel in 9.74 sec at the speed of 10.9 sec for 100 meters.
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Find your speed in meters per seconds (speed = distance/time):
 = 9.1743 meters/sec
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In 9.74 seconds
9.74 * 9.1743 = 89.3578 meters
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Powell is at 100 meter at that time, therefore
100 - 89.3578 = 10.6422 meters behind him.
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