Question

A receiver catches a football on the 50.0 yard line and is tackled 5.42 seconds later on the 12 yard line. What

Answer 1

Answer:

7.01yard/sec

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Initial position  = 50yard

Final position = 12yard

Time  = 5.42s

Unknown:

Average speed of runner  = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem;

        Speed  = $\frac{distance}{time}$  

Distance covered  = Initial position  - final position  = 50 - 12  = 38yards

So;

       Speed  = $\frac{38}{5.42}$   = 7.01yard/sec