Question 16 - Problems - Chapter 2

Problem:

At the 1988 Olympics, Florence Griffiths-Joyner ran 100m in 10.54 s, and she ran 200 m in 21.34 s.

Question:

What was her average speed in each case?

Solution:

Distance $s = 100$ and $200$ m

Time $t = 10.54s$ and $21.34$ s respectively

Distance = 100 # in m
Time = 10.54 #s
Speed = Distance / Time
print(f'On the 100m she did {Speed:.2f} m/s.')
Distance = 200 # in m
Time = 21.34 #s
Speed = Distance / Time
print(f'On the 200m she did {Speed:.2f} m/s.')

On the 100m she did 9.49 m/s.
On the 200m she did 9.37 m/s.