Kinematics Numerical 2(A sprinter completes its 100 meter race)
Kinematics Numerical 2: A sprinter completes its 100 meter race in 12s. Find its average speed.
Solution:
A sprinter
Here we are given that;
Distance=S= 100 m
Time =t= 12 sec
Average Speed = V=?
We have formula;
\[ Distance=AverageSpeed \times TimeTaken \]
or
\[ S= V\times t \]
from this we get,
\[ V=\frac{S}{t}=\frac{100}{12}=8.33\frac{m}{sec} \]
So the average speed is 8.33 meter per seconds.
