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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.
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The Attempt at a Solution
For some reason I am lost on how to set up this problem. I keep wanting to use motion in 1 dimension with constant acceleration but I cannot come up with the answers given in the book. A step by step explanationj on how to solve this type of question would be awesome.
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