Question: A tortoise and hare start from rest and have a race. As the race begins, both accelerate forward. The hare accelerates uniformly at a rate

 A tortoise and hare start from rest and have a race.

A tortoise and hare start from rest and have a race. As the race begins, both accelerate forward. The hare accelerates uniformly at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 for 4.1 seconds. It then continues at a constant speed for 12.2 seconds, before getting tired and slowing down with constant acceleration coming to rest 102 meters from where it started. The tortoise accelerates uniformly for the entire distance, finally catching the hare just as the hare comes to a stop. 1) How fast is the hare going 1.6 seconds after it starts? See solution mls Submit H 2) How fast is the hare going 7.2 seconds after it starts? See solution H m/s Submit _ 3) How far does the hare travel before it begins to slow down? See solution m Submit _ H 4) What is the acceleration of the hare once it begins to slow down? See solution 5) What is the total time the hare is moving? See solution 6) What is the acceleration of the tortoise? See solution

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