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document.write( "\"A police accident investigatore can use the formula s=2√5l to estimate the speed s of a car in miles per hour based on the length l in feet of the skid marks it left . How fast was the car traveling that left the skid marks 50 feet long?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #190726 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! We have the following formula: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "where L is given as 50. \n" ); document.write( "-- \n" ); document.write( "step 1 - replace L with 50 to get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "we can find s as about \n" ); document.write( "s ~ 31.6227 miles / hr. \n" ); document.write( " |