Question

Mr.G I running down the street trying to catch the bus. He is one city block away (200m) and this bus is leaving in 10s.

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 20 m/s

b) No

Explanation:

a)

Mr. G needs to run x= 200 m in t = 10 seconds to catch the bus.

Knowing the speed is computed as

$\displaystyle v=\frac{x}{t}$

We have

$\displaystyle v=\frac{200m}{10s}=20m/s$

b)

The fastest human can run 12 m/s, so Mr. G won't be able to catch the bus because he needs to run faster than that