Question

A motorcycle rider loses control while making a sharp turn on a wet road through the mountains. Dude skids off the road at 30.7 m/s and lands in the valley, 191 m below the road. How long does it take him to hit the valley floor

Answer 1

The time taken for the rider to hit the valley floor is 6.22 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to be used here is that of speed

Speed = distance ÷ time

where speed is 30.7 m/s and distance is 191 m, time taken to hit the valley floor is the unknown; thus we solve for time (in seconds).

time = distance ÷ speed

time = 191 ÷ 30.7

time = 6.22 secs

The time taken for the rider to hit the valley floor is 6.22 seconds