SOLUTION: The police use the formula v=4.9√L to estimatethe speed of a car v based on the length L of its skid marks on dry pavement. a. What is a reasonable estimate for a car's spe

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Question 178755: The police use the formula v=4.9√L to estimatethe speed of a car v based on the length L of its skid marks on dry pavement.
a. What is a reasonable estimate for a car's speed if its skid marks measure 220 feet?
b. What would be the length of your skid marks if you drove with the speed of 65 mph?

Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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a)mph
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b)
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feet

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