Ok I think I follow you. When I was trying to come up with my equations I was taking the hare's distance to be equal to the tortoise's distance minus 20cm. SO should I take those equations and solve one for (T)ime and then put that equation into the other one?
Homework Statement
Speedy tortoise can run 10cm/s, and a hare can run 20 times as fast. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 2 minutes. The tortoise wins the race by a shell (20cm). A)How long does the race take? B)What is the length of the race...
Thanks, I got it now. If I had just looked at my diagram it would have become clear to me. Being in quadrant III means it would be what my calculator got (57.2) but I should have added 180 degrees, correct? Sorry about not following your explanation completely but I have never had trig or...
Crud, sorry it should read 60 degrees north of West. My fault, hope this can help you figure it out. Thanks for taking a look at it so far though:) Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Scottzilla
Homework Statement
A person follows the path outlined below. 100m east, then 300m south then 150m 30 degrees south of west, then 200m 60 degrees north of east.
Homework Equations
I used component vectoring and have not been coming up with the resultant answer that the instructor has...