SOLUTION: The stopping distance d of a car after the brakes have been applied varies directly as the square of the speed r. If a car traveling 60 mph can stop in 200ft, how long will it take
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Question 608070: The stopping distance d of a car after the brakes have been applied varies directly as the square of the speed r. If a car traveling 60 mph can stop in 200ft, how long will it take a car traveling 30 mph to stop? Please help and show work. Thanks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set up a ratio:
( speed 1 ) / ( stopping distance 1 ( =
( speed 2 ) / ( stopping distance 2 )
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If the car travels at 1/2 the speed it takes 1/2
the distance to stop, or 100 ft
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