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(Solved): Using and Interpreting Function Notation A tortoise and a hare are competing in a 1200 -meter race. ...
Using and Interpreting Function Notation A tortoise and a hare are competing in a 1200 -meter race. The arrogant hare decides to let the tortoise have a 570 -meter head start. When the start gun is fired the hare begins running at a constant speed of 8 meters per second and the tortoise begins crawling at a constant speed of 5 meters per second. a. Define a function f to represent the tortoise's distance from the finish line (in meters) in terms of the number of seconds t since the start of the race. f(t)= b. Solve f(t)=0 for tt= c. Define a function g to represent the hare's distance from the finish line (in meters) in terms of the number of seconds t since the start of the race. g(t)= d. Solve g(t)=0 for tt= e. Who won the race?