A moving walkway at an airport has a speed v1 and a length l. a woman stands on the walkway as it moves from one end to the other, while a man in a hurry to reach his flight walks on the walkway with a speed of v2 relative to the moving walkway. (use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.) (a) how long does it take the woman to travel the distance l? v1 l (b) how long does it take the man to travel this distance? v2 l

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Donavan Adams

31 January, 00:14

A moving walkway at an airport has a speed v1 and a length l. a woman stands on the walkway as it moves from one end to the other, while a man in a hurry to reach his flight walks on the walkway with a speed of v2 relative to the moving walkway. (use any variable or symbol stated above as necessary.) (a) how long does it take the woman to travel the distance l? v1 l (b) how long does it take the man to travel this distance? v2 l

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Cyrus Swanson · Answer 1

L = distance traveled.

The woman:

v₁ = the traveling speed

Time of travel, t₁ = l/v₁

The man:

v₁ + v₃ = the traveling speed.

Time of travel = l / (v₁ + v₂)

Answer:

The woman's time is l/v₁.

The man's time is l / (v₁ + v₂).