Question

A rocket travels at a speed of 14,000 m/s. What is the distance travelled by the rocket in 150s?

What will be the distance travelled by the rocket in 300s?

Answer 1

1) The distance travelled by the rocket can be found by using the basic relationship between speed (v), time (t) and distance (S):

`v=(S)/(t)`

Rearranging the equation, we can write

`S=vt`

In this problem, v=14000 m/s and t=150 s, so the distance travelled by the rocket is

`S=vt=(14000 m/s)(150 s)=2.1 \cdot 10^6 m`

2) We can solve the second part of the problem by using the same formula we used previously. This time, t=300 s, so we have:

`S=vt=(14000 m/s)(300 s)=4.2 \cdot 10^6 m/s`