A vehicle moving at 60 kmph on an ascending gradient of a highway has to come to stop position to avoid collision with a stationary object. The ratio of lag to brake distance is 6:5. Considering total reaction time of the driver as 2.5 seconds and the coefficient of longitudinal friction as 0.36, the value of ascending gradient (%) is
A vehicle moving at 60 kmph on an ascending gradient of a highway has to come to stop position to avoid collision with a stationary object. The ratio of lag to brake distance is 6:5. Considering total reaction time of the driver as 2.5 seconds and the coefficient of longitudinal friction as 0.36, the value of ascending gradient (%) is
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![A vehicle moving at 60 kmph on an
ascending gradient of a highway has to
come to stop position to avoid collision with
a stationary object. The ratio of lag to brake
distance is 6:5. Considering total reaction
time of the driver as 2.5 seconds and the
coefficient of longitudinal friction as 0.36,
the value of ascending gradient (%) is](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F3b480909-d600-46a4-a02e-552425b2aecf%2Fb77c633e-b26c-4271-a04d-db65547b4982%2F49ub5jf_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A vehicle moving at 60 kmph on an
ascending gradient of a highway has to
come to stop position to avoid collision with
a stationary object. The ratio of lag to brake
distance is 6:5. Considering total reaction
time of the driver as 2.5 seconds and the
coefficient of longitudinal friction as 0.36,
the value of ascending gradient (%) is
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