SOLUTION: While driving on the freeway at 110 km/h, you pass a truck whose total length you estimate at 25 m. The Truck's speed is v =26 ms. We are both going in the same direction. How f

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Question 838833: While driving on the freeway at 110 km/h, you pass a truck whose total length you estimate at 25 m. The Truck's speed is v =26 ms. We are both going in the same direction.
How far does the truck travel while you’re passing it?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
While driving on the freeway at 110 km/h, you pass a truck whose total length you estimate at 25 m.
The Truck's speed is v = 26 ms.
We are both going in the same direction.
How far does the truck travel while you’re passing it?
:
Find your speed in m/sec
= 30.55 m/sec
:
Write a time equation; time = dist/speed
= 5.49 secs to pass the truck
Find the distance the truck travel in this time
5.49 * 26 = 142.7 meters

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