The North American and European continents are moving apart at a rate of about 2.50 cm/y. At this rate how long will it take them to drift 425 km farther apart than they are at present?

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Solve part 1 of the exercise, please. 1.-Give the equation which relates the quantities of velocity, displacement, and time for an object moving at a constant velocity.

 

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The North American and European continents are moving apart at a rate of about
2.50 cm/y. At this rate how long will it take them to drift 425 km farther apart than they
are at present?
Part 1 +
Give the equation which relates the quantities of velocity (v), displacement (x), and time
(t) for an object moving at a constant velocity.
v =
Part 2
How long will it take them to drift 425 km farther apart than they are at present? (Enter the
unit as year.)
17000000 y
Transcribed Image Text:Time, Velocity, and Speed The North American and European continents are moving apart at a rate of about 2.50 cm/y. At this rate how long will it take them to drift 425 km farther apart than they are at present? Part 1 + Give the equation which relates the quantities of velocity (v), displacement (x), and time (t) for an object moving at a constant velocity. v = Part 2 How long will it take them to drift 425 km farther apart than they are at present? (Enter the unit as year.) 17000000 y
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The velocity is v equals 2.50 space c m divided by y space equals 2.50 cross times 10 to the power of negative 4 end exponent space k m divided by y

Distance is d equals 425 space k m


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