Question

Mr. Gordon and Mr. O want to race their Tesla's from Englewood Stem to Soldier Field. Soldier Field is approximately 10.5 km away. It takes Mr. O 30 minutes to show up to the stadium. Mr. Gordon arrives 30 minutes after Mr. O. How much faster in (Meters/second) is Mr. O's avg. speed for the race? *

Answer 1

The distance is the same that was covered.

Distance is speed multiplied by time.

Mr O takes 30 minutes and Mr Gordon takes 1 hour.

So the speed of Mr O is given by:

Convert the speed in meter per second.

`S_O=10.5*(5)/(18)=(35)/(12)m\text{ /s}`

The speed of mr G is:

So the difference between the speeds is:

`(35)/(6)-(35)/(12)=(35)/(12)=2.9166667\text{ m/s}`

So Mr O is 2.9167 m/s faster than Mr Gordon.