Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of v = 2.1 cm/year. What distance, d, in meters, does the plate move in 1.8 s at this speed?

Tectonic plates are large segments of the Earth's crust that move slowly. Suppose that one such plate has an average speed of v = 2.1 cm/year. What distance, d, in meters, does the plate move in 1.8 s at this speed?

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