Is there anyone familiar with 'The Squirrel and the Hyena' titled Physics word problem on Motion? I didn't understand the question and I need an explanation.
Squirrel and Hyena made a bet over who gets to the bottom of the ledge the fastest. Whoever gets to the ground first will get to eat the whole thing. Hyena said, "the ledge below is made up of steps. I will bet you that I can take the steps two at a time, and you take them only one at a time. I should get there twice as fast you do. If I am twice as fast, I get to eat the whole bird." Who wins? What is the explanation? The equation h=0.5gt^2 can be used to calculate their time and compare their speed.
Who can help me with my Physics word problem assignment?
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- 3+ months ago by yearsemalij
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If you look at two words at a time you can read twice as fast as if you look at only one word at a time. But to say that going down steps two at a time is twice as fast as going down only one step at a time is just dumb because one is not constrained to follow the steps at all, and even if they are, the squirrel still might run faster than the hyena. All you can say is "Insufficient information."
The equation h=0.5gt^2 applies to a falling object It is not possible for any animal to run down faster than it can fall down.
Thank you very much Jewels Vern for your quick reply, I wish I can say that, but the question requires me to use the equation to prove that is the case and I cannot see any way to prove that! Any suggestion? The question goes on and asks if the Hyena is twice as fast as the Squirrel? And if not to find how much faster he is than the Squirrel! Thanks once again and I look forward to hearing from you!