Question

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A drag racer completes a race in 14.3 s. If the drag racer has an average speed of 251 km/h, how long is the racetrack?
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Answer 1

The racetrack is 996.7 meters long

Step-by-step explanation:

Convert 251km/h to km/s (kilometers per second)

3600 seconds in an hour, so:

251/3600 = 0.0697km/s

Convert km/s to m/s (meters per second)

1000 meters in a kilometer, so:

0.0697*1000 = 69.7m/s

Find length of racetrack:

69.7m/s*14.3s = 996.7m

If the racer travels 69.7 meters in one second and it takes 14.3 seconds to complete a lap, the racetrack is 996.7 meters long.