Question

An airplane leaves the ground in Seattle at 11:23PM on Tuesday and lands in San Francisco 1AM. Compute the average speed of the plane while it is in the air. Express your answer in meters per second to appropriate precision (pay attention to significant figures), SHOW YOUR WORK.

Answer 1

223.34 m/s

Explanation:

Given :

Travel time = 11 :23 pm to 1:00 a. M = 1 hour 37 minutes = (60 + 37) = 97 minutes = (97 * 60) = 5820 seconds

Distance between Seattle and San Francisco is

807.7 miles (culled from the internet)

807.7 miles = 1299867.1 meters

Average speed = Distance covered / Time taken

Average speed = 1299867.1 m / 5820 s

Average speed = 223.34486

Average speed = 223.34 m/s