SOLUTION: A car is traveling at 55 mph and accelerates at 1 mph/s for 6 seconds. How far does the car travel in these 6 seconds?
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Question 1051385: A car is traveling at 55 mph and accelerates at 1 mph/s for 6 seconds. How far does the car travel in these 6 seconds?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A car is traveling at 55 mph and accelerates at 1 mph/s for 6 seconds. How far does the car travel in these 6 seconds?
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After 6 seconds, its speed is 61 mi/hr
The average speed for the 6 seconds is (55+61)/2 = 58 mi/hr
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58 mi/hr * 6/3600 hours = 0.09666... miles
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