Question

If you are driving 100 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 1.6 s , how far do you travel during this inattentive period

Answer 1

Answer:

The distance traveled is 44.45 m

Solution:

As per the question:

Average speed, $\bar{v} = 100\ km/h$

Time, t = 1.6 s

Now, convert the average speed into m/s:

1 km = 1000 m

1 h = $60\times 60 = 3600\ s$

To calculate the distance traveled:

Now,

$100\ km/h = \frac{100\times 1000}{3600} = 27.78\ m/s$

We know that:

Speed, $\bar{v} = \frac{distance,\ d}{time,\ t}$

Thus

$d = \bar{v}t$

$d = 27.78\times 1.6 = 44.45\ m$