Ann is driving down a street at 64 km/h. Suddenly a child runs into the street. If it takes Ann 0.747 s to react and apply the brakes, how far will she have moved before she begins to slow down?

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Answer:

13.3 m

Explanation:

During the reaction time of Ann, her velocity is constant, so the distance travelled during that time is given by

[tex]d=vt[/tex]

where

v is the velocity

t is the reaction time

First of all, let's convert the velocity from km/h to m/s:

[tex]v=64 km/h \cdot \frac{1000 m/km}{3600 s/h}=17.8 m/s[/tex]

The reaction time is

t = 0.747 s

So, the distance covered during this interval is

[tex]d=(17.8)(0.747)=13.3 m[/tex]