Question

A car is traveling down the highway using cruise control at 50 m/s (this means it is traveling with a constant velocity, NOT accelerating). If it does this for 5 minutes (300s), how far does it travel?

Options:
A) 1500 m
B) 2500 m
C) 5000 m
D) 7500 m

Answer 1

The car travels a distance of 15000 meters using the formula d = v × t, where it maintains a constant velocity of 50 m/s for 5 minutes (or 300 seconds). Option C (15000 m) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate how far the car travels, we can use the formula for distance (d) traveled at a constant velocity (v), which is the product of the velocity and the time (t). The formula can be expressed as:

d = v × t

In this case, the car is traveling at a constant velocity of 50 m/s for 300 seconds. Using the formula:

d = 50 m/s × 300 s = 15000 m

Therefore, the car travels 15000 meters, which makes option C (15000 m) the correct answer.

To interest students who enjoy associations with real-world examples, it's like toggling a car's cruise control feature maintaining a steady speed, thus covering a predictable distance over a given time period with no acceleration involved.