Find the average speed for each climb. Which average speed is greater? a) The world record for the fastest pole climb is 10.75 s to climb a 24-m pole. b) The world record for the fastest coconut tree climb is 4.88 s to climb an 888-cm tree.
Find the average speed for each climb. Which average speed is greater?
a) 24 meters / 10.75 sec = 2.23 meters per second
b) 888 cm = 8.88 meters
8.88 meters / 4.88 sec = 1.82 meters per second
c) 2.23 m/s is greater than 1.82 m/s
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