Question

Unbeatable Record Women's world record in 100 m, in athletics, was set on July 16, 1988 by Florence Griffith Joyner in 10.49 s, a record that is nowhere near being beaten. Calculate the average speed, in m/s, of Florence during this race.Calculate the average speed, in m/s, of Florence during this race.​

Answer 1

9.533 m/s to 4 sig figs

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given:

Florence Joyner:

100 m in 10.49 sec

We want average speed, in m/s.

(100m)/(10.49 sec) = 9.533 m/s to 4 sig figs

Since the units we are given are meters and seconds, we can simply divide the distance by the time spent running