2. The driver of a car, applied brakes and barely avoided hitting an obstacle on the road. The vehicle left skid marks of tyre on the road for a length of 25 m. There was a speed limit restriction of 55 km/h for that road. (i) If driver was travelling on a level road, was he violating the limit? (Take f = 0.5 and reaction time t=2.5 s)

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2. The driver of a car, applied brakes and barely avoided.
hitting an obstacle on the road. The vehicle left skid
marks of tyre on the road for a length of 25 m. There
was a speed limit restriction of 55 km/h for that road.
(i) If driver was travelling on a level road, was he
violating the limit? (Take f = 0.5 and reaction time
t = 2.5 s)
Transcribed Image Text:2. The driver of a car, applied brakes and barely avoided. hitting an obstacle on the road. The vehicle left skid marks of tyre on the road for a length of 25 m. There was a speed limit restriction of 55 km/h for that road. (i) If driver was travelling on a level road, was he violating the limit? (Take f = 0.5 and reaction time t = 2.5 s)
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