Question

A boat travels with a velocity equal to 14.0 meters per second, east in 6.15 seconds. What distance in meters does the boat travel?

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance, d is 86.1 meters.

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Time, t = 6.15secs

Velocity = 14m/s

Velocity can be defined as the rate of change in displacement (distance) with time. Velocity is a vector quantity and as such it has both magnitude and direction.

Mathematically, velocity is given by the equation;

$Velocity = \frac{distance}{time}$

$V = \frac{d}{t}$

$d = Vt$

Substituting into the above equation;

$d = 14 * 6.15$

d = 86.1m

Hence, the distance traveled by the boat is 86.1 meters.