Distance in meters that a person travels by skis is
.
Where
is time in seconds.
To find the distance travelled after
seconds use synthetic substitution method to evaluate
for
sec.
Now perform the synthetic substitution method.
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The remainder is
, so
.
Therefore, distance travelled in
seconds is
meters.
Check the answer using direct substitution :
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The distance travelled by the person in
seconds is
meters.