Question

Percy went hang gliding off a cliff that was 980 meters above sea level. For 34.1 seconds, he glided southeast at 10.0meters per second. In that time, how far did Percy move?

Answer 1

To find out how far Percy moved during his hang gliding adventure, you can use the formula for distance traveled, which is given by:

\[ \text{Distance} = \text{Speed} \times \text{Time} \]

In this case, Percy's speed is 10.0 meters per second, and he traveled for 34.1 seconds. So, plug in these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Distance} = 10.0 \, \text{m/s} \times 34.1 \, \text{s} \]

Now, calculate the distance:

\[ \text{Distance} = 341 \, \text{meters} \]

So, Percy moved a distance of 341 meters during his hang gliding adventure.