The typical American man has a leg length of 0.85 m and walks at a speed of 1.4 m/s. A giraffe’s legs are 1.8 m long. At what speed do you expect a giraffe to walk? Hint: An animal’s speed is proportional to the length of its legs times the frequency of its strides.

The typical American man has a leg length of 0.85 m and walks at a speed of 1.4 m/s. A giraffe’s legs are 1.8 m long. At what speed do you expect a giraffe to walk? Hint: An animal’s speed is proportional to the length of its legs times the frequency of its strides.

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