SOLUTION: The length of a car's skid mark in feet is given by L=0.042s2−0.199s+0.264,where sis the car's speed in miles per hour. If the length of a skid mark is110feet, find the speed
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Question 987006: The length of a car's skid mark in feet is given by L=0.042s2−0.199s+0.264,where sis the car's speed in miles per hour. If the length of a skid mark is110feet, find the speed in miles per hour the car was traveling.
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The length of a car's skid mark in feet is given by L=0.042s2−0.199s+0.264, where
s is the car's speed in miles per hour.
If the length of a skid mark is 110feet, find the speed in miles per hour the car was traveling.
:
0.042s^2 − 0.199s + 0.264 = 110
0.042s^2 − 0.199s + 0.264 - 110 = 0
0.042s^2 − 0.199s - 109.736 = 0
Using the quadratic formula:
where in this equation a = .042; b = -.199; c = -109.736
I got a positive solution of:
s = 53.5391 mph
:
See if that is what you get.
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