What is the average speed of a cheetah that sprints 100 m in 4 s? How about if it sprints 50 m in 2 s?

Answer 1

The average speed can be calculated using the formula:

\[ \text{Average Speed} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Time}} \]

1. For the cheetah that sprints 100 meters in 4 seconds: \[ \text{Average Speed} = \frac{100 , \text{m}}{4 , \text{s}} = 25 , \text{m/s} \]

2. For the cheetah that sprints 50 meters in 2 seconds: \[ \text{Average Speed} = \frac{50 , \text{m}}{2 , \text{s}} = 25 , \text{m/s} \]

In both cases, the average speed of the cheetah is 25 m/s.