The distance covered by drag racer by going an average speed of 198.37 miles per hour in 4.537 seconds is 0.2500 miles.
Solution:
By using the relationship between distance speed and time, distance is the product of speed and time.
[tex]\begin{array}{l}{\text {Speed}=\frac{\text {Distance}}{\text {Time}}} \\\\ {\text {Distance}=\text {Speed} \times \text {Time}}\end{array}[/tex]
Converting seconds to hours,
We know that [tex]1 \text { second }=\frac{1}{3600} \text { hours }[/tex]
So, [tex]4.537 \text { seconds }=4.537 \times \frac{1}{3600} \text { hours }[/tex]
Average speed = 198.37 miles per hour and time = [tex]4.537 \times \frac{1}{3600} h o u r s[/tex]
[tex]\begin{array}{l}{\text {Distance}=198.37 \frac{\text { miles }}{\text { hours }} \times 4.537 \times \frac{1}{3600} \text { hours }} \\\\ {\text { Distance }=198.37 \times 4.537 \times \frac{1}{3600} \text { miles }=198.37 \times 0.00126} \\\\ {\Rightarrow 0.250001 \approx 0.2500}\end{array}[/tex]
Distance = 0.2500 miles
