SOLUTION: After an accident, polie determine the spped at which the car had been traveling based on the length of the skid marks the car left on the road. The police use the following formu

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Question 263138: After an accident, polie determine the spped at which the car had been traveling based on the length of the skid marks the car left on the road. The police use the following formula: r= 2(over)/(5L)^-1/2, where r is the speed of the car, in miles per housr, and L is the distance of the skid marks, in feet.
A. Solve the equation r= 2(over)/(5L)^-1/2 for L. (Apply rule of negative and fractional exponents before solving for the variable L.)
B. How far will a car skid at 65 mph? Round your answer to the nearest whole, feet if necessary. (Use your equation in 1A and replace the known values in the equation.
C. How far will a car skid at 100 mpg? Round your answer to the nearest whole feet, if necessary. (Use your equation in 1a and replace the known values in the equation.)
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Answer by drk(1908) (Show Source):
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we start with the following equation
(i)
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A. Solve the equation r= 2(over)/(5L)^-1/2 for L. (Apply rule of negative and fractional exponents before solving for the variable L.)
step 1 - multiply by (5L)^(-1/2) to get
(ii))
step 2 - divide by r to get
(iii)
step 3 - raise everything to the -2 power
(iv)
step 4 - divide by 5 to get
(v)
which is
(vi)
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B. How far will a car skid at 65 mph? Round your answer to the nearest whole, feet if necessary. (Use your equation in 1A and replace the known values in the equation.
From (vi) we get
(vii)
which is
ft
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C. How far will a car skid at 100 mpg? Round your answer to the nearest whole feet, if necessary. (Use your equation in 1a and replace the known values in the equation.)
from (vi) we get
(viii)
which is
ft