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Validating Solutions in Motion Applications

A performance analyst is modeling an athlete's run on a cross-country course using a uniform motion equation. After solving the resulting rational equation for the jogging rate rr, the analyst finds two mathematical solutions: r=6r = 6 and r=1r = -1. Why must the analyst discard the solution r=1r = -1 before reporting the final results?

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