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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:27 am

here is a question. if i ran 25ft 2inches in the time of .897seconds. how fast in ft/sec or meters/sec would i be traveling???
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Unread postby vaultmd » Thu Dec 21, 2006 3:54 am

25 ft 2 inches = 302 inches.

302 inches/0.897 second = x inches/ 1.000 second

(1.000)(302) inches/0.897 second = x inches/second

336.67inches/second = x

336.67/12 = 28 feet/second; or

336.67/39 =~ 8.63 M/s

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Unread postby KYLE ELLIS » Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:58 pm

thanks for the math. i have been doing good, this is my last year of eligibility. hows everything going for you?
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Unread postby vaultmd » Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:21 am

Going okay!

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