A European sports car dealer claims that his product will accelerate at a constant rate from rest to a speed of 100 km/hr in 8.00 s.What distance will the sports car travel during the 8 s acceleration period? (Hint: First convert speed to m/s. )

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First, we need to convert the speed from km/hr to m/s:
100 km/hr = 27.78 m/s

Now, we can use the formula:
distance = (1/2) x acceleration x time^2

Since the car starts from rest, the initial velocity is 0 m/s. Therefore, the formula simplifies to:
distance = (1/2) x acceleration x time^2

Plugging in the given values:
distance = (1/2) x (27.78/8) x 8^2
distance = 111 m

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