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yawa3891 [41]
3 years ago
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Nerve impulses in a human body travel at a speed of about 100 m/s. Suppose a person accidentally steps barefoot on a pebble. Abo

ut how much time does it take the nerve impulse to travel from the foot to the brain (in s)? Assume the person is 1.90 m tall and the nerve impulse travels at uniform speed.
Physics
1 answer:
PilotLPTM [1.2K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The time required by the impulse to travel from foot to brain equals 0.019 seconds

Explanation:

For uniform motion the distance, speed, time are related by the equation

Distance=Speed\times time

In our case since the person is 1.90 meters tall so the nerve impulse will have to cover a distance of 1.90 meters at a speed of 100 m/s.

Hence the time required for the impulse to travel from foot to the brain can be calculated as

time=\frac{Distance}{speed}\\\\\therefore time=\frac{1.90m}{100m/s}=0.019seconds

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