2,122.56 feet above 10 miles.
h + vt -4.9t^2=54925 10+10v-4.9(10)^2=54925 500+10v=54925 10v=54925-500 10v=54425 v=5442.5
Knowing that 5280 feet equals 1 mile allows an initial approximation to be made of 10 miles (= 52800 feet). As the difference between 54925 and 52800 is 2125 and this is less than half of 5280, then this confirms that 54925 feet when rounded off to the nearest mile equals 10 miles.
The problem/question can not be solved, because to calculate the speed of the rocket you need the distance done by the rocket and the time interval.
around 5 miles per second on its way to uranus
It depends on your mode of transport: walking, cycling, by car, jet, rocket.
It travelled 2125 feet.
It travelled 2125 feet.
h + vt -4.9t^2=54925 10+10v-4.9(10)^2=54925 500+10v=54925 10v=54925-500 10v=54425 v=5442.5
54,925 feet is 2,125 feet above 10 miles.
54325-(10*5280) = 1525 feet
Knowing that 5280 feet equals 1 mile allows an initial approximation to be made of 10 miles (= 52800 feet). As the difference between 54925 and 52800 is 2125 and this is less than half of 5280, then this confirms that 54925 feet when rounded off to the nearest mile equals 10 miles.
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