document.write( "Question 1138651: On a dry asphalt road, a car’s stopping distance varies directly as the square of its speed.
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Set up a direct relation with a constant
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+k%2As%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+67.5+=+k%2A45%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+k+=+67.5%2F2025+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+k+=+.0333+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+.0333%2As%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+.0333%2A60%5E2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+120+\"$ ft
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