math question on homework???
If Columbus and his three ships sailed their infamous trip today, how much further would they have had to travel to reach the West Indies than they actually traveled in 1492? Assume seafloor spreading has continued at the rate 5 cm / year over this period.
I used
Distance = Speed times Time
i tried using 515 years as the time, but my teacher said look it over again and i had gotten it wrong. help me please!!!
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at 5cm/year for 515 years is 5150/2=2575cm
unless it’s a trick question, 4 ships means 10300cm between them
Seafloor spread does not constitute continental drift… and the oceans are deep.
I would therefore discount the spreading rate over the 515 years.. and just assume that it would take the same distance.
Anyway…. what’s 25.75 meters for a ship… it’s just a shove away…
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