A driver is traveling in a car down a 5% grade. A downed tree comes into view. The tree is blocking the entire road 400 feet away. The driver is alert and so his perception-reaction time is 20 seconds. The pavement is dry and the car's tires are new. The driver brakes using the emergency brakine rate of 14.8 ft/sec. Show your calculations and determine if the car will hit the douned tree or Speed is 55 mph.
A driver is traveling in a car down a 5% grade. A downed tree comes into view. The tree is blocking the entire road 400 feet away. The driver is alert and so his perception-reaction time is 20 seconds. The pavement is dry and the car's tires are new. The driver brakes using the emergency brakine rate of 14.8 ft/sec. Show your calculations and determine if the car will hit the douned tree or Speed is 55 mph.
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Transcribed Image Text:A driver is traveling in a car down a 5% grade. A downed tree comes into view. The tree is
blocking the entire road 400 feet away. The driver is alert and so his perception-reaction time is 20
seconds. The pavement is dry and the car's tires are new. The driver brakes using the emergency brakine
rate of 14,8 ft/sec. Show your calculations and determine if the car will hit the downed tree or nor
Speed is 55 mph.
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