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You can run \(9.0 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}, 20 \%\) faster than your brother. How much head start should you give him in order to have a tie race over \(100 \mathrm{m} ?\)

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The head start that you should give to your brother in order to have a tie race over 100 meters is approximately 2.22 seconds.

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01

Calculate the brother’s speed

The current speed is \(9.0 \mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}\) and it is given that it is 20% faster than the brother's speed, so his speed (let's name it \(V_{b}\) to reference it later) will be: \(V_{b} = 9.0 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} / 1.2 = 7.5 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s}\)
02

Calculate the time it takes for the brother to finish

Using the formula Time = Distance / Speed, the time (let's name it \(T_{b}\) to reference it later) it would take the brother to finish the 100 m race is calculated as: \(T_{b} = 100 \mathrm{m} / V_{b} = 100 \mathrm{m} / 7.5 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} = 13.33 \mathrm{s}\)
03

Calculate the head start

Now to tie the race, the time taken by both should be the same. Therefore, the head start (Time\_start) should be calculated as: Time\_start = \(T_{b} - 100 \mathrm{m} / 9.0 \mathrm{m} / \mathrm{s} = 13.33 \mathrm{s} - 11.11 \mathrm{s} = 2.22 \mathrm{s}\)

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