Question #325469

Pairs of markings a set distance apart are made on highways so that police can detect drivers exceeding the speed limit. Over a fixed​ distance, the speed R varies inversely with the time T. In one particular pair of​ markings, ris 71 mph when t is 2 seconds. Find the speed of a car that travels the given distance in 3 seconds.


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Expert's answer
2022-04-08T10:04:41-0400

The distance is

D=RT.D=RT.

Since distance is fixed:

R1T1=R2T2,R2=R1T1T2=7123=47.3 mph.R_1T_1=R_2T_2, \newline R_2=R_1\frac{T_1}{T_2}=71\cdot\frac{2}{3}= 47.3\space mph.

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