SOLUTION: On dry pavement a car's stopping distance varies directly as the square of its speed. A car traveling at 40 mph can stop in 55 feet. What is the stopping distance of a car travelin
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Question 885054: On dry pavement a car's stopping distance varies directly as the square of its speed. A car traveling at 40 mph can stop in 55 feet. What is the stopping distance of a car traveling 65 mph?
Would the answer be about 145 feet?
Thanks!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the constant of variation
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Let = the stopping distance in feet
About 145 ft 3 in
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