Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1-11823-072-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-11823-072-5

Chapter 2 - Motion Along a Straight Line - Problems - Page 38: 87

Answer

A driver could save a time of $~~1.2~hours$

Work Step by Step

We can convert the distance $700~km$ to units of miles: $(700~km)\times (\frac{1~mi}{1.609~km}) = 435~mi$ We can find the time to drive this distance at a speed of $55~mi/h$: $t = \frac{d}{v} = \frac{435~mi}{55~mi/h} = 7.9~h$ We can find the time to drive this distance at a speed of $65~mi/h$: $t = \frac{d}{v} = \frac{435~mi}{65~mi/h} = 6.7~h$ We can find the difference in the required time: $\Delta t = 7.9~h-6.7~h = 1.2~h$ A driver could save a time of $~~1.2~hours$
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