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Careful measurements have been made of Olympic sprinters in the 100-meter dash. A simple but reasonably accurate model is that a sprinter accelerates at 3.6 m/s2 for 31 3 s, then runs at constant velocity to the finish line.
a. What is the race time for a sprinter who follows this model?
b. A sprinter could run a faster race by accelerating faster at the beginning, thus reaching top speed sooner. If a sprinter鈥檚 top speed is the same as in part a, what acceleration would he need to run the 100-meter dash in 9.9 s?
c. By what percent did the sprinter need to increase his acceleration in order to decrease his time by 1%?

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Part (a)The race time for the sprinter to cover 100meter is 10.05-sec
Part (b) The required acceleration to cover the 100-meter distance in 9.9sec is 3.95m/s2
Part (c) The acceleration should be increased by 5.9%

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01

Part (a) Step 1: Write the given information

Acceleration of the sprinter should be, a = 3.6m/s2

The time period for the acceleration, t = 3.33 sec
The distance covered by the sprinter, D = 100m
The sprinter runs with constant velocity to the finish line.

02

Part (a) Step 2. To determine the race time of the sprinter 

Using the equation of motion
s=ut+12at2
here, a= acceleration of the sprinter
t = the time period for which the sprinter accelerates
u = initial velocity of the sprinter

Substitute the known variables in the above equation
s=0+12(3.6m/s2)(3.33sec)2s=19.96m
The distance covered by the sprinter with acceleration is 19.96m in 3.33 secs
The remaining distance that the sprinter covered with constant velocity is
d=D-s=100-19.96m=80.04m

Now, determine the velocity of the sprinter after this point
v2-u2=2asv2-0=2(3.6m/s2)(19.96m)v=143.712=11.9m/s
Thus, the sprinter runs with 11.9 m/s to finish the remaining distance.

Now, determine the time taken by the sprinter to cover the remaining distance (d=80.04m) with a velocity of 11.9 m/s
Using the equation of motion
v=dt11.9m/s=80.04mtt=80.04m11.9m/s=6.72s


Thus, the time taken by the runner to cover the remaining distance is 6.72 sec
The total time taken by the sprinter to cover 100meter is 3.33 s +6.72 s = 10.05 sec


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Part (b) Step 1. To determine the acceleration required by the sprinter to finish the race in 9.9 sec

The top speed of the sprinter is v = 11.9m/s
The time taken by the sprinter with this speed = 6.72 sec
According to the question, the total time required to finish the race is 9.9 sec
Thus, the time period for which the sprinter accelerates at the beginning is
( 9.9 - 6.72)s = 3.18 s
Therefore, the time period for which the runner accelerates is 3.18 sec
Using the equation of the motion
s=ut+12at219.96m=0+12a(3.18s)2a=3.95m/s2


Therefore the required acceleration to cover the 100-meter distance in 9.9sec is 3.95m/s2


04

Part (c) Step 1. To determine the increase in acceleration to decrease the time by 1%

First, determine the 1% of the total time
total time = 9.9 sec
1% of the total time = 9.9 x 0.01 = 0.099
The decrease in the total time = 9.9-0.099 = 9.8 sec
The time period for which the sprinter accelerates at the beginning is
( 9.8 - 6.72)s = 3.08 s
Therefore, the time period for which the runner accelerates is 3.08 sec
Using the equation of the motion
s=ut+12at219.96m=0+12a(3.08s)2a=4.2m/s2
Thus, the acceleration required for the splinter to finish the race in 9.8 sec is 4.2 m/s2
The increase in the acceleration
=4.2-3.95m/s2=0.25m/s2
Percent increase in the acceleration
localid="1650956384726" 0.254.2100=5.9%

Therefore, the acceleration should be increased by 5.9%

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