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A certain sprinter has a top speed of 11.0 m/s. If the sprinter starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate, he is able to reach his top speed in a distance of 12.0 m. He is then able to maintain this top speed for the remainder of a 100 m race. (a) What is his time for the 100 m race? (b) In order to improve his time, the sprinter tries to decrease the distance required for him to reach his top speed. What must this distance be if he is to achieve a time of 10.0 s for the race?

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(a)The total time taken by the sprinter for the 100 m race is 10.2 s .

(b) The distance required to reach his top speed if he has to achieve a time of 10.0 s for the race is 10 m .

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Given data

The top speed of sprinter, v=11.0m/s

Distance taken to reach top speed, x1=12.0m

Total distance,x=100m

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Understanding the kinematic equations

Kinematic equations describe the motion of an object with constant acceleration. These equations can be used to determine the acceleration, velocity or distance.

The expression for the kinematic equations of motion are given as follows:

v=v0+at 鈥 (i)

x=v0t+12at2 鈥 (ii)

v2=v022ax 鈥 (iii)

Here, v0is the initial velocity, vis the final velocity, tis the time, ais the acceleration andxis the displacement.

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(a) Determination of the total time taken by the sprinter

Since the sprinter starts from rest therefore, its initial velocity is zero.

Using equation (iii), the acceleration can be calculated as follows:

a=v2-v22x=(11.0m/s)2212.0m=5.04m/s2

Using equation (i), the time taken to achieve top speed is calculated as follows:

t1=v-v0a=11.0m/s-0m/s5.04m/s2.2s

Now, the time taken by sprinter for the remaining race can be calculated as follows:

t2=100m-12m11.0m/s=88m11.0m/s=8.0slocalid="1657713441914" t2=(100m-12m)11.0m/s=88m11.0m/s=8.0s

Now, the total time taken by the sprinter for the 100 m race is,

localid="1657713446237" t=t1+t2=8.0s+2.2s=10.2s

Thus, total time taken by the sprinter for the 100 m race is 10.02 s .

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(b) Determination of the distance to achieve top speed.

If he takes a time of 10.0 s for the 100 m race, then he has to achieve his top speed in 10 s-8 s=2 s

Using equation (ii), the distance required to achieve top speed is calculated as follows:

x=v0t+12at2=0+12(5.04m/s2)(2s)210.0m

Therefore, he has to achieve his top speed in 10 m .

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