SOLUTION: When a car traveling on wet pavement at a speed V in miles per hour stops suddenly, it will produce skid marks of length S feet according to the formula
V=2(!3S)
If the l
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Question 317150: When a car traveling on wet pavement at a speed V in miles per hour stops suddenly, it will produce skid marks of length S feet according to the formula
V=2(!3S)
If the length of the skid mark S (for a car that was in an accident)was 243 feet,
A) to find the speed V of a car.
B) If the speed limit on that road was 40 miles, by how many miles did the driver exceed the speed limit?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can you clarify your equation?
V=2(!3S)
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