Answer:
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{ \boxed{ \sf{39.2 \: m/ {s} \: }}}}[/tex]
Explanation:
Given,
Distance travelled ( d ) = 176.4 meters
Time taken ( t ) = 4.5 seconds
Finding the speed of a cheetah
Speed [tex] \sf{ = \frac{distance \: travelled}{time \: taken} }[/tex]
[tex] \sf{ = \frac{176.4}{4.5} }[/tex]
[tex] \sf{ = 39.2 \: m/ {s} \: }[/tex]
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Let's learn about Speed :
Suppose a body moves 20 m in 2 seconds, either on a curved path or on a straight path. So , 10 m is the distance travelled by the body in each second which can be written as 10 m/s. This is called speed of the body. Thus, Speed is defined as the distance travelled per unit time. It is the rate of distance travelled by a body.
Mathematically,
[tex] \boxed{ \bold{ \sf{speed = \frac{distance \: travelled}{time \: taken} }}}[/tex]
In SI system, the unit of distance is metre and time is second. Thus , the SI unit is speed is m/s.
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