The Police Observe That the Skid Marks Made by a Stopping

question 79

Short Answer

The police observe that the skid marks made by a stopping car are 240 ft long.Assuming the car decelerated at a constant rate of 21 ft/ sec², skidding all the way, how fast was the car going when the brakes were applied? Round to 2 decimal places.

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Definitions:

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Social Schema Perspective

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