document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=390828>Question 390828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you are excelerating from 40 mph to 70 mph down a road and it takes you 9.8 seconds.  How many feet will you have traveled?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #277162 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=277162\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Not enough information, since we don't know the rate of acceleration.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "However, solving a non-constant acceleration problem requires integral calculus so I'll just assume the acceleration is constant. Start with the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X+=+%281%2F2%29%28at%5E2%29+%2B+v%5B0%5Dt+%2B+x%5B0%5D ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X+=+%281%2F2%29%28at%5E2%29+%2B+v%5B0%5Dt+%2B+x%5B0%5D\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (assume <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5B0%5D+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5B0%5D+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, we have to do a ton of unit conversions. We have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40+mi%2Fhr+=+58.667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40+mi%2Fhr+=+58.667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=70+mi%2Fhr+=+102.667 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"70+mi%2Fhr+=+102.667\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft/s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=DELTA%28v%29+=+30+mi%2Fhr+=+44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"DELTA%28v%29+=+30+mi%2Fhr+=+44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(you can attain these by multiplying by (1 hr)/(60 min), (1 min)/(60 s), (5280 ft)/(1 mi))\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since acceleration equals <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=44%2F9.8+=+4.49 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"44%2F9.8+=+4.49\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft/s^2 we can plug in a, v[0], t.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=X+=+%281%2F2%29%284.49%2A9.8%5E2%29+%2B+40%289.8%29+=+607.6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"X+=+%281%2F2%29%284.49%2A9.8%5E2%29+%2B+40%289.8%29+=+607.6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft (I left out the units that occur with decimals since they create problems parsing the data on this site. The units have to be consistent anyway, it's also easy to show that is true). </SPAN>\n" );
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