The three-toed sloth is the slowest land mammal. On the ground, the sloth moves at an average speed of 0.23 m/s (0.5 mph). The cheetah is the fastest land mammal. A cheetah is capable of speeds up to 31 m/s (70 mph) for brief periods. If a cheetah were to run at top speed for 3.0 s, how long would it take the sloth to catch up? explain how you got your answer

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Answer:

The value is [tex]T = 404.3 \ s [/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

The average speed of the three-toed is [tex]v = 0.23 m/s[/tex]

The average speed of the cheetah is [tex]v_1 = 31 m/s[/tex]

The time duration is [tex]t = 3 \ s[/tex]

Generally the distance covered by the cheater is mathematically represented as

[tex]D = 31 * 3[/tex]

=> [tex]D = 93 \ m [/tex]

Generally the time it would take the three-toed sloth to cover this distance is

[tex]T = \frac{D}{v}[/tex]

=> [tex]T = \frac{93}{0.23}[/tex]

=> [tex]T = 404.3 \ s [/tex]