Problem Solving 2.71 Part A A dog runs back and forth between its two owners, wh

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Problem Solving 2.71 Part A A dog runs back and forth between its two owners, who are walking toward one another as shown in the following figure (Figure 1). The dog starts running when the owners are 10.0 m apart. If the dog runs with a speed of 3.0 m/s, and the owners each walk with a speed of 1.3 m/s, how far has the dog traveled when the owners meet? Express your answer to three significant figures and include the appropriate units. Figure1 of d= V Units alue 1.3 m/s 1.3 m/s Submit My Answers Give Up 3.0 in/s Provide Feedback Continue 10.0

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Problem solving 2.71

When owners meet they have traveled toal distance = x= 10.0/2 = 5.00 m

Time required for owners to meet =t= x/vowner= 5.00/1.3 = 3.85 s

Distance that dog traveled = d= vdog*t = 3.00*3.85 = 11.6 m

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