Night-time conditions prevail on a highway. A vehicle is driving at a speed of 73 mph when it notices an object located 1000 ft away. The vehicle immediately hits the bra Assuming a perception reaction time of 3.2 seconds (larger due to night time), calculate the distance moved by the vehicle between seeing the object and hitting the bra Report your answer correct to two decimal places in "feet" units.
Night-time conditions prevail on a highway. A vehicle is driving at a speed of 73 mph when it notices an object located 1000 ft away. The vehicle immediately hits the bra Assuming a perception reaction time of 3.2 seconds (larger due to night time), calculate the distance moved by the vehicle between seeing the object and hitting the bra Report your answer correct to two decimal places in "feet" units.
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Transcribed Image Text:Night-time conditions prevail on a highway. A vehicle is driving at a speed of 73 mph when it notices an object located 1000 ft away. The vehicle immediately hits the brake.
Assuming a perception reaction time of 3.2 seconds (larger due to night time), calculate the distance moved by the vehicle between seeing the object and hitting the brakes.
Report your answer correct to two decimal places in "feet" units.
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Step 1: Calculate the distance moved by the vehicle between seeing the object and hitting the brakes.
Given data -
Speed = 73 mph
Distance between vehicle and object ,
D = 1000 ft
Perception reaction time = 3.2 sec
Find out -
The distance moved by the vehicle between seeing the object and hitting the brakes ?
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