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You can run 8.8m/s,20% faster than your brother. How much head start should you give him in order to have a tie race over 110m?please help:(

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r1 = 8.8 m/s = Your speed.

r2 = 0.8 * 8.8 = 7.04 m/s = Your bro. speed.

8.8t = 110
t = 12.5 s

7.04t = 110-d
7.04*12.5 = 110-d
d = 110-88 = 22 m. Head start.

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