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A tortoise and hare are competing in a 400-meter race. The arrogant hare gives the tortoise a 210-meter head start. When the start gun is fired, the hare begins running at a constant speed of 3.5 meters per second and the tortoise begins crawling at a constant speed of 1.5 meters per second. Take out a piece of paper and read the above problem context again. Define a function g� to determine the tortoise's distance in meters from the starting line in terms of the number of seconds, t�, since the start of the race.Define a function hℎ to determine the hare's distance in meters from the starting line in terms of the number of seconds, t�, since the start of the race.Define a function j� that determines the distance in meters between the hare and the tortoise in terms of the number of seconds, t�, since the start of the race. (Hint: The tortoise is in the lead.)





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