Final answer:
The speed of the bullet train at 365 km/h is approximately 10.51 times faster than the Singaporean sprinter's speed of 34.722 km/h. The given multiple-choice options do not match this calculated value.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question asks us to compare the speed of a bullet train traveling at 365 km/h with the speed of the fastest Singaporean sprinter's national record for the men's 100m sprint set at 10.37 seconds. To solve this, we need to calculate the sprinter's speed and then compare it to the bullet train's speed.
Firstly, we convert the sprinter's time to hours to match the units of the train's speed:
- Sprinter's time = 10.37 seconds = 10.37 / 3600 hours
Next, we need the sprinter's distance in kilometers:
- Distance = 100 meters = 0.1 kilometers
Now, we can calculate the sprinter's speed:
- Speed = Distance / Time = 0.1 km / (10.37 / 3600) hours
We then compute the speed:
- Speed = 0.1 km / (0.00288 hours) = 34.722 km/h approximately
Lastly, to find how many times faster the bullet train is compared to the sprinter, we divide the bullet train's speed by the sprinter's speed:
- Factor = Bullet train speed / Sprinter's speed
- Factor = 365 km/h / 34.722 km/h = 10.51 times approximately
None of the given options (a to d) matches the calculated value. Therefore, it seems there might be a discrepancy in the given multiple-choice options compared to the calculated value.