velo90 0 #1 January 16, 2004 Michael Schumacher starts a 16 lap race. Due to engine problems he can only average 90 mph for the first eight laps. Then magically the problem repairs itself. How fast will he have to drive for the next 8 laps so his average during the whole race is 180 mph? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #2 January 16, 2004 It's Friday, do I really have to use my brain today????~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #3 January 16, 2004 Very fast!! __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,115 #5 January 16, 2004 Quote Michael Schumacher starts a 16 lap race. Due to engine problems he can only average 90 mph for the first eight laps. Then magically the problem repairs itself. How fast will he have to drive for the next 8 laps so his average during the whole race is 180 mph? Can't be done.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #6 January 16, 2004 Should I actually answer that? That question is very 7th-grade math. Is there a trick to it that I'm missing? Like who the hell is Michael Schumacher? Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velo90 0 #7 January 16, 2004 Clever! Now solve this one. G W Bush has started the ball rolling so I am going to open up the first Martian skydiving school. The question is for student gear will I need larger parachutes than on earth due to the thinner atmosphere? Or will I need smaller parachutes due to weaker gravity? By the way, an AFF course at the Martian school of skydiving cost $400 billion. Any takers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #8 January 16, 2004 Please tell me you are joking.... You do know who Michael Schumacher is right? He is like the most highly paid sports person in the world, and the greatest sports person in his field ever (based on champoinships and events won). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velo90 0 #9 January 16, 2004 As long a you know Kallend was right you are allowed not to know who Michael Schumacher is Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #10 January 16, 2004 larger - much much larger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #11 January 16, 2004 He would have to travel infinitely fast.... Say it were a two lap race, on a 90 mile long track. He does the first lap at 90 miles an hour, so it takes him one hour. But in order to average 180 miles an hour over the entire race (2 laps, 180 total miles), he would have to travel 180 miles in one hour (180 miles / one hour = 180mph). But....since he already spent exactly one hour to complete the first lap, he has exactly 0 seconds to complete the second lap. Thus, infinite speed is required. Matt ----- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #12 January 16, 2004 hang on a min. If in the first half of the race he has an average of 90mph and in the seccond half of the race he has an average of 270mph then over the full race he will have an average of 180mph. 90mphx8+270mphx8/16laps=180mph average How am I doing the sum wrong? Or have I missed a trick question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #13 January 16, 2004 I dont buy that - there is no time limit in the question Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velo90 0 #14 January 16, 2004 Quote I dont buy that - there is no time limit in the question Then try thinking about what 180 Miles per hour actually means Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #15 January 16, 2004 The answer will have to do with the proportion between the change of the atmospheric density, and that of the planetary gravity. If the gravitational decrease is only very slight, but the air is only 1% as dense as it is on Earth, much larger parachutes will be needed to react with the fewer air molecules. Conversely, if the atmosphere is only slightly thinner than on Earth, but the gravity is substantially weaker, smaller parachutes will be needed. I don't think there's a definitive answer to the question as given.... Matt ----- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #16 January 16, 2004 Its mike schumacher. he goes as fast as he wants to go. Wo kann ich fahrkarten. losen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #17 January 16, 2004 Three miles a minute... I dont get why you can't do that in a car, mine can nearly hit it if I want to break it. Make me understand... mild pummelling permitted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
panzwami 0 #18 January 16, 2004 Yeah, 180 miles per hour, by definition, has a concrete time limit. Matt ----- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #19 January 16, 2004 Cars have gone (on the Salt Flats, granted) up to 600 mph, so I don't think that 270 is completely IMPOSSIBLE, as it's been said! And the question had nothing to do with that anyway . . . Why is this so complicated? Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #20 January 16, 2004 du puis-je acheter un billet de train Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #21 January 16, 2004 I get the feeling its one of those maths questions which means something in pure maths but doesnt have much application to the real world again. Still interesting though - love to broaden my horizons. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WrongWay 0 #22 January 16, 2004 The answer is: Who cares? He needs to take up a real sport anyway... Wrong Way D #27371 Mal Manera Rodriguez Cajun Chicken Ø Hellfish #451 The wiser wolf prevails. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velo90 0 #23 January 16, 2004 180 mph means you have an hour to do 180 miles. So, assume the race track is 180 miles long. How many hours does he have to drive to average 180 mph over 16 laps?? Now assume he has spent the first 8 laps travelling at 90 mph. How long has he been driving? Simple subtraction will now give you the answer as to how long he has to complete the next 8 laps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dustin19d 0 #24 January 16, 2004 u might want to hit the books again!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #25 January 16, 2004 What if each lap is 2.4 miles long? He's still got plenty of time left . . . especially if he starts going 270. Kelly Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
