A black mamba snake has a length of 2.50 m and a top speed of 4.40 m/s. Suppose a mongoose and a black mamba find themselves nose to nose. In an effort to escape, the snake accelerates past the mongoose at 8.32 m/s from rest. How much time ton does it take the snake to reach its top speed? 0.52 ttop %3D How far dsnake does the snake travel in that time? m d snake = How much time treact does the mongoose have to react before the black mamba's tail passes the mongoose's nose? treact =

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A black mamba snake has a length of 2.50 m and a top speed of 4.40 m/s. Suppose a mongoose and a black mamba find
themselves nose to nose. In an effort to escape, the snake accelerates past the mongoose at 8.32 m/s from rest.
How much time ton does it take the snake to reach its top
speed?
0.52
S
ttop
How far dsnake does the snake travel in that time?
dsnake =
m
How much time treact does the mongoose have to react before
the black mamba's tail passes the mongoose's nose?
treact
Transcribed Image Text:A black mamba snake has a length of 2.50 m and a top speed of 4.40 m/s. Suppose a mongoose and a black mamba find themselves nose to nose. In an effort to escape, the snake accelerates past the mongoose at 8.32 m/s from rest. How much time ton does it take the snake to reach its top speed? 0.52 S ttop How far dsnake does the snake travel in that time? dsnake = m How much time treact does the mongoose have to react before the black mamba's tail passes the mongoose's nose? treact
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