A radar gun was used to record the speed of a runner during the first 5 seconds of a race (see the table). Use Simpson's Rule to estimate the distance the runner covered during those 5 seconds. (Round your answer to three decimal places.) m t (s) v (m/s) t (s) v (m/s) 0 0 3.0 10.59 0.5 4.67 3.5 10.67 1.0 7.36 4.0 10.76 1.5 8.88 4.5 10.81 2.0 9.73 5.0 10.81 2.5 10.26

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A radar gun was used to record the speed of a runner during the first 5 seconds of a race (see the table). Use Simpson's Rule to estimate the distance the runner covered during those 5 seconds. (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
  m

t (s) v (m/s)   t (s) v (m/s)
 0   0   3.0 10.59
 0.5   4.67   3.5 10.67
 1.0   7.36   4.0 10.76
 1.5   8.88   4.5 10.81
 2.0   9.73   5.0 10.81
 2.5  10.26      
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