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A tortoise can run with a speed of 16.3 cm/s, and a hare can run 220.2 cm/s. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 1.6 min. The tortoise wins by 108 cm.

What was the length of the race in cm?


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The correct answer is 369.2765m

Speed of tortoise = v_t= 16.3cm/s=0.163m/s

Speed of hare= v_h=220.2cm/s=2.202m/s

Rest time of hare is t_r=1.6min

Tortoise wins by distance of x = 108cm=1.08m

Consider that S is the length of a racetrack.

At the conclusion of the race, calculate the tortoise's distance travelled.

S=v_t×t

S=0.163m/s×t ______(1)

Here, t is the race's actual time.

Find out how long the hare spent racing.

t_h=t-t_r

t_h=t-1.6min×(60s/1min)

t_h=(t-2160)s

At the conclusion of the race, determine the hare's distance travelled.

S-x=v_h×t_h

S-1.08m=2.2×(t-2160)s

S=2.2×(t-2160)s+1.08m_____(2)

To determine the race time, substitute equation (1) for equation (2).

0.163m/s×t=S=2.2×(t-2160)s+1.08m

0.163t=2.26t-4752+1.08

4752-1.08=2.26t-0.163t

4750.92=2.097t

4750.92/2.097=t

2265.5=t

To determine the length of the race or the track, substitute the amount of time in equation (1).

S=0.163m/s×t

S=0.163×2265.5

S=369.2765m

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