Question

an airplane is flying from new york city to los angeles. The distance it travels in miles,d, is realated to the time in seconds,t, by the equation d=0.15t. How fast is it flying? Be sure to include the units.

Answer 1

The airplane is flying at a speed of 0.15 m/s.

Step-by-step explanation:

The equation given, d = 0.15t, relates the distance traveled by an airplane in miles, d, to the time in seconds, t.

To determine the speed of the airplane, we need to find the derivative of the distance with respect to time.

Taking the derivative of d with respect to t, we get:

Speed = d/dt (0.15t)

= 0.15 m/s

Therefore, the airplane is flying at a speed of 0.15 m/s.