Question

the first potat
potatoes in th:
20. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the
and the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten pota
line (see Fig. 5.6.
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3 m
3 m
Fig. 5.6
A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with;
it in the bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop
she continues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is
distance the competitor has to run?
with it, dros
to drop it in, and
That is the to
Hint: To pick up the first potato and the second potato, the total distance in
run by a competitor is 2x5+2x(5+3)]
ince (in metres​

Answer 1

Answer:

370 m

Step-by-step explanation:

the condition forms an ap as shown above