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document.write( " use equation S=4.47L½. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "S= speed of car in miles per hour and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = length of skid marks left by the tires in feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If 196-foot long skid marks were left by the car, at what speed was it traveling when the breaks were applied?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let L = 196 and solve for S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = 4.47sqrt(196) = 62.58 mph<BR>\n" );
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