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A tortoise and hare start from rest and have a race. As the racebegins, both accelerate forward. The hare accelerates uniformly ata rate of 1.2 m/s2 for 4.4 seconds. It then continues ata constant speed for 11.8 seconds, before getting tired and slowingdown with constant acceleration coming to rest 81 meters from whereit started. The tortoise accelerates uniformly for the entiredistance, finally catching the hare just as the hare comes to astop.

1)

How fast is the hare going 3.1 seconds after it starts?  See solution

2)

How fast is the hare going 12.5 seconds after it starts?
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3)

How far does the hare travel before it begins to slowdown?

m

4)

What is the acceleration of the hare once it begins to slowdown?

m/s2

5)

What is the total time the hare is moving?

s

6)

What is the acceleration of the tortoise?

m/s2

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