calculate the average speed of ussain Bolt who sprints 100m in 9.81 see during 2016 Rio Olympic to win gold medal
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The average speed of Usain Bolt is 12.27 metres per second and 27.44 miles per hour.
abhi178:
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According to question, the average speed of Usain Bolt = 100/9.8 = 10.20408163 m/sec
But according to the International Association of Atheletics Federations' data, the average or top speed of Usain Bolt is 12.27 m/sec or 27.44 miles/hour
but here you can use given data not fedration data
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The average speed of Usain Bolt is 10.19 m/sec.
Given,
Distance covered by Usain Bolt during the sprint = 100 m.
Time taken by Usain Bolt to sprint = 9.81 seconds.
To Find,
The average speed of Usain Bolt.
Solution,
The formula for calculating the average speed is
Average speed = Total distance traveled/total time taken
In this case
Total distance traveled = 100 m
Total time taken = 9.81 seconds
So,
Average speed = 100/9.81 = 10.19 m/sec
Hence, the average speed of Usain Bolt is 10.19 m/sec.
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