Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Kelly on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 9:21pm.

A tortoise can run with a speed of 0.13 m/s, and a hare can run 20 times as fast. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 4.0 minutes. The tortoise wins by a shell (35 cm).
(a) How long does the race take?
(b) What is the length of the race?

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