Question

In getting ready to slam-dunk the ball, a basketball player starts from rest and sprints to a speed of 4.82 m/s in 1.98 s. Assuming that the player accelerates uniformly, determine the distance he runs.

Answer 1

Great equation: distance = rate*time

So, distance run = 4.82 meters/second * 1.98 seconds = 9.5436 meters (round according to whatever the problem specifies, usually to the tenths or hundredths is sufficient).

This makes sense if you think about it since you are multiplying seconds with meters over seconds. The seconds cancel out, leaving you only the meters.