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A) how far would the cheetah have traveled in the first 8 minutes? show how you arrived at your answer.

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The cheetah traveled 15.334 miles approximately.

SOLUTION:

Given, Suppose the cheetah sprinted at maximum speed for 8 minutes

Then, slowed to 40mph the next 8 minutes  

We have to find how far would the cheetah have traveled

Now, we know that, maximum speed of cheetah is 68 – 75 mph, as we want maximum we are taking 75 which greater than 68.

So, cheetah sprinted at 75 mph for 8 minutes and then sprinted at 40 mph for next 8 minutes.

First let us convert 8 minutes into hours,

Total distance traveled = distance traveled with 75 mph speed + distance traveled with 40 mph speed

Hence, the cheetah traveled 15.334 miles approximately