Answer: 109.4 mm
Explanation: <u>Distance</u> is a scalar quantity and it is the measure of how much path there are between two locations. It can be calculated as the product of velocity and time: d = vt
The separation between the two steamrollers is 105 mm or 0.105 m. They collide to each other at the middle of the separation:
location of collision = = 0.0525 m
To reach that point, both steamrollers will have spent
t = 0.04375 s
The fly is travelling with speed of 2.5 m/s. So, at t = 0.04375 s:
d = 2.5*0.04375
d = 0.109375 m
Until it is crushed, the fly will have traveled 109.4 mm.