Let's take a look at something here. I thought the 15 mph for a base runner was kind of slow. I mean, it was a heck of lot faster than I could run, but still 15 mph, equates to about 6.7 m/s. We saw earlier that Usain Bolt average speed was 100 m/9.59 s which is 10.4 m/s. I just looked the NCAA men's 100 m dash record this year--10.82 s. Calculate that speed in in mph.

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Answer:

The speed is 20.70 mph.

Explanation:

Given that,

Speed = 6.7 m/s = 15 mph

[tex]1\ m/s = \dfrac{15}{6.7}[/tex]

[tex]1 m/s =2.24\ mph[/tex]

In 10.4 m/s,

[tex]10.4\ m/s=2.24\times10.4\ mph[/tex]

[tex]10.4\ m/s=23.3\ mph[/tex]

If 100 m record in 10.82 sec

We need to calculate the speed

Using formula of speed

[tex]v = \dfrac{d}{t}[/tex]

Put the value into the formula

[tex]v=\dfrac{100}{10.82}[/tex]

[tex]v=9.242\ m/s[/tex]

[tex]v=9.242\times2.24\ mph[/tex]

[tex]v=20.70\ mph[/tex]

Hence, The speed is 20.70 mph.