Problema Solution
You start at 10 miles/hour and accelerate to 100 miles/hour in 6 seconds. how far did you travel?
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let
u = 10 mph is initial velocity
v = 100 mph is final velocity
t = 6 sec = 6/60 min = 6/3600 hr
a = acceleration
d = the distance traveled
d = ut + (1/2)a*(t^2)
a = (v - u)/t
a = (100 - 10)/(6/3600)
a = 54,000 mph^2
d = 10*(6/3600) + (1/2)54000(6/3600)^2
d = 0.0917 mi
he traveled 0.0917 miles.