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The athlete ran on a 10 km route at a speed of 5 m/s, 10 minutes after him. A cyclist drove at a speed of 30 km/h. Who will be at the finish first (A or B)?

Correct answer:

x = B

Step-by-step explanation:

s=10 km m=10 1000  m=10000 m v1=5 m/s v2=30 km/h m/s=30:3.6  m/s=8.33333 m/s T=10 min s=10 60  s=600 s  t1=s/v1=10000/5=2000 s t2=T+s/v2=600+10000/8.3333=1800 s  t2<t1 x=B



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