Problem 1: Near the end of a foot race, the front two runners are separated by a distance of 45 m. The race leader has a velocity of 3.5 m/s and the second runner has a velocity of 4.2 m/s. a) What is the velocity of the second runner relative to the first? b) If the frontrunner is 250 m from the finish line, who wins the race? c) How far ahead of the second runner does the eventual winner finish?

Problem 1: Near the end of a foot race, the front two runners are separated by a distance of 45 m. The race leader has a velocity of 3.5 m/s and the second runner has a velocity of 4.2 m/s. a) What is the velocity of the second runner relative to the first? b) If the frontrunner is 250 m from the finish line, who wins the race? c) How far ahead of the second runner does the eventual winner finish?

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