A sprinter practicing for the 200-m dash accelerates uniformly from rest at A and reaches a top speed of 38 km/h at the 72-m mark He then maintains this speed for the next 88 meters before uniformly slowing to a final speed of 32 km/h at the finish line. Determine the maximum horizontal acceleration which the sprinter experiences during the run. Where does this maximum acceleration value occur? Part 1 Finish line 39.9m Calculate (a) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration near start of the race and (b) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration near the end of the race Answers: mj²

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A sprinter practicing for the 200-m dash accelerates uniformly from rest at A and reaches a top speed of 38 km/h at the 72-m mark
He then maintains this speed for the next 88 meters before uniformly slowing to a final speed of 32 km/h at the finish line. Determine
the maximum horizontal acceleration which the sprinter experiences during the run. Where does this maximum acceleration value
occur?
Part 1
Finish line
(a) loe-
39.9 m
A
Calculate (a) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration near start of the race and (b) the magnitude of the tangential
acceleration near the end of the race.
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Transcribed Image Text:A sprinter practicing for the 200-m dash accelerates uniformly from rest at A and reaches a top speed of 38 km/h at the 72-m mark He then maintains this speed for the next 88 meters before uniformly slowing to a final speed of 32 km/h at the finish line. Determine the maximum horizontal acceleration which the sprinter experiences during the run. Where does this maximum acceleration value occur? Part 1 Finish line (a) loe- 39.9 m A Calculate (a) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration near start of the race and (b) the magnitude of the tangential acceleration near the end of the race. Answers:
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