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A car can accelerate 0-60 mph in 8.6 seconds and 0-100 mph in 26.1 seconds. How far (in feet) would the car have to travel in order to accelerate from 0-81 mph?
zgozvrm said:The acceleration rate from 0-60 mph is different than the acceleration rate from 0-100 mph. You could assume that the rate of acceleration is inversely proportional to the final speed (linear), but that really isn't the case with cars. So, with the given data, this problem is not solvable. The best you can do is find an estimate.
Distance traveled refers to the total length of a path or route taken by an object or person from its initial position to its final position, regardless of the direction of movement.
The most common units used to measure distance traveled are meters (m) and kilometers (km) in the metric system, and feet (ft) and miles (mi) in the imperial system.
To calculate distance traveled in a straight line, you can use the equation d = vt, where d is the distance traveled, v is the constant velocity, and t is the time.
If the object is not moving at a constant velocity, you can still calculate the distance traveled by dividing the total displacement (change in position) by the time taken.
No, distance traveled cannot be negative as it is a scalar quantity that only represents the magnitude of the displacement. However, the displacement itself can be negative if the object moves in the opposite direction to its initial position.