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Physics 130 - a
Dr. Schmidt
6. (15 points) A four man relay team runs a 4 mile race in which the times of the first three runners are 5.4 min, 5.1 min, and 4.4
min over each of their respective mile legs. How fast must the fourth runner complete his mile run for the team to average
0.20 mi/min?
t = x/v = 4.0 mi/ 0.20 mi/min =20 min
t4= t (t1+ t2 + t3) = 20 min (5.4 mn + 5.1 min + 4.4 min) = 5.1 min
v4 = x4/t4 = 1.0 mi/5.1 min = 0.196 min(60 s/1 min) = 11.76 s 12 sec
7. (15 points) An Angstrom is 10-10 m. The radius of a Hydtrogen atom is 1.3 Angstroms. What is the radius as measured in feet?
Recall that 2.54 cm = 1 inch, 12 inchs = 1 ft
r = 1.3 (10-10 m/1)(100 cm/1 m)(1 in/2.54 cm)(1 ft/12 in) = 4.265 x 10-10 ft 4.3 x 10-10 ft