Question
A certain sprinter has a top speed of 11.0 m/s. If the sprinter starts from rest and accelerates at a constant rate, he is able to reach his top speed in a distance of 12.0 m. He is then able to maintainthis top speed for the remainder of a 100 m race. (a) What ishis time for the 100 m race? (b) In order to improve his time, the sprinter tries to decrease the distance required for him to reach his top speed.What must this distance be if he is to achieve a time of10.0 s for the race?