You are walking down a straight path in a park and notice there is another perso

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You are walking down a straight path in a park and notice there is another person walking some distance ahead of you. The distance between the two of you remains the same s you deduce that you are walking at the same speed of 1.13 m/s. Suddenly you notice a ground. You pick it up and realize it belongs to the person in front of you. To catch up, you start running speed takes 10.5 seconds to catch up and deliver the lost wallet. How far ahead of you was this person when you started running? Number

Explanation / Answer

Assuming no time is lost in picking up tw wallet

The relative speed is 2.55 - 1.13= 1.42m/sTherefore

Relative distance between the person and the man is

= 1.42*10.5

= 14.91 m

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