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A spacecraft is traveling at a speed of 2.3 km/sec. It takes 2.5 minutes to pass a small asteroid. how wide is the asteroid (i.e., how far did the spacecraft travel during this time)? Use (distance) = (velocity) x (time)

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Answer: The spacecraft traveled 345 km during the given time.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the distance of spacecraft, we use the equation:


\text{Velocity}=\frac{\text{Distance}{\text{Time}}

We are given:

Velocity = 2.3 km/sec

Time = 2.5 mins = 150 sec (Conversion factor: 1 min = 60 sec)

Putting values in above equation, we get:


\text{Distance}=(2.3km/s* 150s)=354km

Hence, the spacecraft traveled 345 km during the given time.

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