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9 October, 06:16

The average marathon is 42 km long. If the average person can run the marathon with an average velocity of 2.57 m/s, how long will it take him to finish the race

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  1. 9 October, 07:15
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    There's no such thing as an "average marathon". The marathon run is a world athletic sport in which records are kept, and every marathon is the same distance. The official distance of The Marathon is 42.195 km.

    Time = (distance covered) / (average speed).

    Time = (42.195 km) / (2.57 m/s) = 16,418.29 seconds

    = 4hrs 33min 38.29 sec

    Note:

    With no information given regarding the direction of any part of the

    course, the solution must proceed in terms of speed, not velocity.

    The question is written as if 'velocity' were a more formal, technical

    word for 'speed', but such is not the case. They are two different

    things.

    A foot race is a very awkward place to attempt a discussion in terms

    of velocity. On a typical marathon course, the starting line and finish line

    are in the same place. Where that is true, the displacement of a runner

    who completes the course is zero, and his average velocity is also zero.
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