Question

1.) Max is driving 42 miles per hour. A dog dog runs into the street and max reacts in about three quarters of a second. What is his approximate reaction distance

Answer 1

Answer: $14.07\ m$

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Max is driving at a speed of $42\ mph$

It took him three-quarters of a second i.e. $0.75\ s$

Speed in meter per second is $18.77\ m/s$

Distance is given by

$d=v\times t$

Reaction distance is

$d=18.77\times 0.75=14.07\ m$