The following shows the stopping distance of a car travelling on wet road and the speed at which it begins braking: Velocity, kph 20 30 60 75 100 120 Stopping Distance, m 10 36 45 90 130 a. Calculate the rate of change of the stopping distance (in m/kph) at a speed of 100 kph numerically using derivatives for unequally spaced data. b. Using the calculated rate of change from (a) as the slope and the point (100 kph, 90 m), estimate the stopping distance (in m) when braking from a speed of 120 kph. c What is the absolute relative error of this estimate to the actual data (in %)?
The following shows the stopping distance of a car travelling on wet road and the speed at which it begins braking: Velocity, kph 20 30 60 75 100 120 Stopping Distance, m 10 36 45 90 130 a. Calculate the rate of change of the stopping distance (in m/kph) at a speed of 100 kph numerically using derivatives for unequally spaced data. b. Using the calculated rate of change from (a) as the slope and the point (100 kph, 90 m), estimate the stopping distance (in m) when braking from a speed of 120 kph. c What is the absolute relative error of this estimate to the actual data (in %)?
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![The following shows the stopping distance of a car travelling on wet road and the speed at
which it begins braking
Velocity, kph
30
60
75
100
120
Stopping Distance, m
10
36
45
90
130
a. Calculate the rate of change of the stopping distance (in m/kph) at a speed of 100 kph
numerically using derivatives for unequally spaced data.
b. Using the calculated rate of change from (a) as the slope and the point (100 kph, 90 m),
estimate the stopping distance (in m) when braking from a speed of 120 kph.
c. What is the absolute relative error of this estimate to the actual data (in %)?
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Transcribed Image Text:The following shows the stopping distance of a car travelling on wet road and the speed at
which it begins braking
Velocity, kph
30
60
75
100
120
Stopping Distance, m
10
36
45
90
130
a. Calculate the rate of change of the stopping distance (in m/kph) at a speed of 100 kph
numerically using derivatives for unequally spaced data.
b. Using the calculated rate of change from (a) as the slope and the point (100 kph, 90 m),
estimate the stopping distance (in m) when braking from a speed of 120 kph.
c. What is the absolute relative error of this estimate to the actual data (in %)?
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