The Space Shuttle travels at a speed of about 5.05 x 103 m/s. The blink of an astronaut's eye lasts about 93.5 ms. How many football fields (length = 91.4 m) does the Space Shuttle cover in the blink of an eye?
d = V*t = 5050m/s * 0.0914s = 461.57 m.
461.57/91.4 = 5.05 Football fields.
To find out how many football fields the Space Shuttle covers in the blink of an eye, we need to determine the distance it travels in that time period.
First, we need to convert the blink of an eye time from milliseconds (ms) to seconds (s). There are 1000 milliseconds in 1 second, so we divide 93.5 ms by 1000 to get 0.0935 s.
Next, we multiply the speed of the Space Shuttle (5.05 x 10^3 m/s) by the time taken (0.0935 s) to find the distance traveled:
Distance = Speed x Time
Distance = 5.05 x 10^3 m/s * 0.0935 s = 472.675 m
Now we need to convert this distance from meters to football fields. The length of a football field is given as 91.4 m.
To find the number of football fields covered, we divide the distance by the length of a football field:
Number of Football Fields = Distance / Length of a Football Field
Number of Football Fields = 472.675 m / 91.4 m ≈ 5.17 (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, the Space Shuttle covers approximately 5.17 football fields in the blink of an eye.