Can somebody please help me with this question? A tortoise can run with a speed of 0.10 m/s, and a hare can run 20 times as fast. In a race, they both start at the same time, but the hare stops to rest for 2.0 minutes. The tortoise wins by a shell (20 cm). (a) How long does the race take? (b) What is the length of the race?

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To get started, consider the following questions;

If the race has a length L, what is the position of the hare when the tortoise crosses the finish line (in terms of L) ?

If we let T be the time taken for the tortoise to finish the race, how much of that time did the hare spend running ?