The Space Shuttle travels at a speed of about 7.60 103 m/s. The blink of an astronaut's eye lasts about 100 ms. How many football fields (length = 91.4 m) does the Shuttle cover in the blink of an eye?
lengths=ffields/91.4m * speed*time
= 1/91.4*7600*.1= .....length of ff
To determine how many football fields the Space Shuttle covers in the blink of an eye, we can divide the distance traveled by the speed of the Shuttle.
First, let's convert the blink of an eye duration from milliseconds (ms) to seconds (s). Since 1 s = 1000 ms, we have:
100 ms = 100/1000 s = 0.1 s
Now, we can calculate the distance covered by the Space Shuttle in that time:
Distance = Speed x Time
Distance = (7.60 x 10^3 m/s) x (0.1 s)
Distance = 760 m
So, the Space Shuttle covers a distance of 760 meters in the blink of an eye.
Next, let's determine how many football fields this distance represents. Since 1 football field is 91.4 meters long, we divide the total distance by the length of a football field:
Number of football fields = Distance / Length of football field
Number of football fields = 760 m / 91.4 m
Number of football fields ≈ 8.32 football fields
Therefore, the Space Shuttle covers approximately 8.32 football fields in the blink of an eye.