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A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 3.60 m/s. The car is a distance d away. T
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A tourist being chased by an angry bear is running in a straight line toward his car at a speed of 3.60 m/s. The car is a distance d away. The bear is 39.3 m behind the tourist and running at 5.00 m/s. The tourist reaches the car safely. What is the maximum possible value for d
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Answer:
101 meters
Explanation:
Distance traveled by the tourist:
d = 3.60 m/s × t
Distance traveled by the bear:
d + 39.3 m = 5.00 m/s × t
Substitute:
3.6 t + 39.3 = 5 t
39.3 = 1.4 t
t = 28.1
d = 101