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A cheetah can run at speeds approaching 120 km/hr. What distance would the cheetah cover in 1.3 minutes

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In order to determine the distance traveled by the cheetah, use the following formula:


d=v\cdot t

where,

v: speed of the cheetah = 120 km/h

t: time = 1.3 min

d: distance = ?

Convert 1.3 min to hours (to be able to operate into the formula for d), as follow:


1.3\min \cdot(1h)/(60\min )=0.0216h

Next, replace the given value of v and the previous value of time into the formula for d:


d=(120(km)/(h))(0.0216h)=2.6\operatorname{km}

Hence, the cheetah traveled 2.6 km

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