Question

If you are driving 95 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 2.3 s , how far do you travel during this inattentive period?

Answer 1

60.69 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Using Newton's equation of motion,

s = vt.............. Equation 1

Where s = distance traveled, v = velocity, t = time.

Note: During the inattentive period, the car travels with a constant velocity.

Given: v = 95 km/h = (95×1000/3600) = 26.39 m/s, t = 2.3 s.

Substitute into equation 1

s = 26.39(2.3)

s = 60.687 m.

s ≈ 60.69 m.

Hence the car travels 60.69 m during the inattentive period.