Question

An egg that has been falling for x amount of seconds has been dropped at an average speed of 16x feet per second. If the egg is dropped from the top of a building, it's total distance travelled is the product of the average rate times the time. Write a simplified expression to show the distance the egg has travelled after x seconds.

Answer 1

Given that distance is given by:
distance=speed×time
the distance for the egg traveling at 16x feet per second for x seconds, then
distance covered by the egg from the top to the bottom in x will be:
distance traveled
=6x×x
=6x^2 feet
the simplified expression for the distance will be 6x^2 feet.