The co-efficient of friction in the longitudinal direction of a highway is estimated as 0.396. The breaking distance for a new car moving at a speed of 65 km/hr is

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The co-efficient of friction in the longitudinal direction of a highway is estimated
as 0.396. The breaking distance for a new car moving at a speed of 65 km/hr is
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