Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
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Chapter 2 - One-Dimensional Kinematics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 49: 19

Answer

The dog has traveled 11 m when the owners meet.

Work Step by Step

The owners each walk 5.0 m. Time required for the owners to meet each other: $time$ $elapsed=\frac{distance}{average speed}=\frac{5.0m}{1.3m/s}=3.8s$. The distance traveled by the dog: Distance = (average speed)(time elapsed) $=$ $=(3.0m/s)(3.8s)=11m$.
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