If you are driving 116 km/h along a straight road and you look to the side for 3.0 s, how far do you travel during this inattentive period?

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9.6 To determine how far you travel during the inattentive period, we can use the formula:

Distance = Speed × Time

In this case, the speed is given as 116 km/h and the time is given as 3.0 seconds. However, we need to convert the speed from km/h to m/s in order to have consistent units.

To convert km/h to m/s, we can use the following conversion factor: 1 km/h = 0.27778 m/s

So, the speed in m/s is calculated as follows:

116 km/h × (1 km/h / 0.27778 m/s) = 32.222 m/s

Now, we can calculate the distance traveled during the inattentive period by using the formula Distance = Speed × Time:

Distance = 32.222 m/s × 3.0 s = 96.666 m

Therefore, during the inattentive period of 3.0 seconds, you would have traveled approximately 96.666 meters.