Answer
The lightning bolt was 1190 m away from me.
Work Step by Step
$Average$ $speed =\frac{distance}{elapsed time}$. Now, rearrange the equation:
$Distance = (average$ $speed) (elapsed$ $time)$
$Distance=(340m/s)(3.5s)=1190m$
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 2 - One-Dimensional Kinematics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 49: 14
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