SOLUTION: Scott, when driving his car, collides with a telephone pole. Because he decided to wear his seat belt, he stops with the car after moving a distance of 3 ft (0.914 m) during the co

Question 157530: Scott, when driving his car, collides with a telephone pole. Because he decided to wear his seat belt, he stops with the car after moving a distance of 3 ft (0.914 m) during the collision. If the collision takes 0.2 sec, what is the average velocity of the car during the collision?
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Scott, when driving his car, collides with a telephone pole. Because he decided to wear his seat belt, he stops with the car after moving a distance of 3 ft (0.914 m) during the collision. If the collision takes 0.2 sec, what is the average velocity of the car during the collision?
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It travels 3 ft in 0.2 seconds. Multiply by 5 to get 15 ft in 1 second, or
15 ft/sec.

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