Question

If you are driving 90 km/hkm/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 2.8 ss , how far do you travel during this inattentive period

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance = 70 meters

Explanation:

Given the following data;

Speed = 90 km/h

Time = 2.8 seconds

Conversion:

90 km/h to meters per seconds = 90 * 1000/3600 = 90000/3600 = 25 m/s

To find the distance covered during this inattentive period;

Speed can be defined as distance covered per unit time. Speed is a scalar quantity and as such it has magnitude but no direction.

Mathematically, speed is given by the formula;

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

Making distance the subject of formula, we have;

$Distance = speed * time$

Substituting into the above formula, we have;

$Distance = 25 * 2.8$

Distance = 70 meters