You are driving your car downtown from the beach, but you realize that you need to stop for food. You'd like to stop at the in and out on Jefferson Dr because you think they make the best hoagies in town. You start by driving west on Jefferson Dr at a speed of 18.0 m/s. After 6 minutes, you turn left on Washington st. You get stuck behind someone who isn't in as much of a hurry as you are, and so you slow your speed to 14.3 m/s and continue driving to the south on Washington for another 11 minutes. When you get to Jefferson, you are glad to be away from that slowpoke. You turn right and speed up to a speed of 26 m/s for 13 minutes on your way to the In & Out. At this point, how far (in meters) are you from your starting point at the beach? Note: 1 mph = 0.45 m/s

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You are driving your car downtown from the beach, but you realize that you need to stop for food. You'd like to stop at the in and out on Jefferson Dr because you think they make the best hoagies in town. You start by driving west on Jefferson Dr at a speed of 18.0 m/s. After 6 minutes, you turn left on Washington st. You get stuck behind someone who isn't in as much of a hurry as you are, and so you slow your speed to 14.3 m/s and continue driving to the south on Washington for another 11 minutes. When you get to Jefferson, you are glad to be away from that slowpoke. You turn right and speed up to a speed of 26 m/s for 13 minutes on your way to the In & Out. At this point, how far (in meters) are you from your starting point at the beach?

Note: 1 mph = 0.45 m/s

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Considering north direction to be upwards, west will be to the left of northSo, initially the person is moving towards the left from the starting positionwith a constant speed of 18 m/s, for a time of 6 minutes.Let t1=6 minutes=6×60=360 secondsLet v1=18 m/s

Total distance travelled by the person in 360 seconds due west will bed1=v1t1d1=18×360d1=6480 mSo, the person travelled a distance of 6480 m to the west

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