3. A girl is running the 200 m dash. She starts by acceleration at 8m/s^2 for 7s. Then continues at this speed until the end of the race. How long did it take for her to complete the race?

10.6 s

Explanation:

Given that a girl is running the 200 m dash. She starts by acceleration at 8m/s^2 for 7s. Then continues at this speed until the end of the race. How long did it take for her to complete the race?

Solution.

If she accelerated for 7s, the velocity at which she accelerated will be:

Acceleration = velocity/time

8 = V/7

Make V the subject of the formula by cross multiplying.

V = 8 × 7

V = 56 m/s

She maintains the speed through out the journey.

Speed = distance/time

Make time the subject of formula

Time = distance/speed

Time = 200 / 56

Time = 3.57s

Therefore, she will complete the race by 7 + 3.6 = 10.6 s