document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318868>Question 318868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve how many seconds it will take a car going 45 mph to travel 420 feet.  Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First convert 45 miles per hour to feet per second.  The first step to that conversion is to do a quick calculation in your head so that you will know that the calculated answer is reasonable.  Half of 45 rounded down is 22, 22 plus 45 is 67 -- so 67 feet per second is a good estimate of 45 miles per hour.  Now do it with the calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 45\ \text{mph}\ \times\ \frac{5280}{3600}\ =\ 66\ \text{fps}\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Comparing that result to the \"in the head estimate\" tells us we are on the right track.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all you need to do is divide 420 feet by 66 feet per second.  I'll leave that arithmetic up to you.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
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