Question

A 500-kilogram sports car accelerates uniformly from rest, reaching a speed of 30 meters per second in 6 seconds. During the 6 seconds, the car has traveled a distance of:_______
(A) 15 m
(B) 30 m
(C) 60 m
(D) 90 m
(E) 180 m

Answer 1

Answer:

90 m

Explanation:

Given that

Mass of the car, m = 500 kg

Initial speed of the car, u = 0 m/s

Final speed of the car, v = 30 m/s

Time taken to travel, t = 6 s

average speed v = (30 + 0) / 2 = 15

We are going to be using the most very basic equations to solve this.

speed can be defined as the ratio of distance with respect to time.

v = d/t, Where

v = speed.

d = distance travelled and

t = time taken

if we invert this, we can get that

d = v.t

distance is multiplication of speed and time. We will be using the average speed we calculated above, so

Distance travelled in 6 s,

d = 15 * 6

d = 90 m.

therefore, the distance travelled by the car in this 6 s is 90 m