SOLUTION: The stopping distance of a car after the brakes have been applied varies directly as the square of the speed.
A.If a car traveling 60mph can stop in 200ft.,how far will it take
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A.If a car traveling 60mph can stop in 200ft.,how far will it take
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Question 1124495: The stopping distance of a car after the brakes have been applied varies directly as the square of the speed.
A.If a car traveling 60mph can stop in 200ft.,how far will it take a car to stop if it is traveling at 50mph
B.Suppose the car was able to stop in 50ft. At what rate was its traveling?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! d=k*s^2
200=k*60^2
200/3600=k
k=1/18 or 0.057
50=k*s^2
50/(1/18)=s^2
900=s^2
s=30 mph
This makes sense, because as the speed doubles (30 to 60) the stopping distance should increase by a factor of 4 (50 to 200).
