Thinking Like an Engineer
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 18, Problem 10RQ
When one tries to stop a car, both the reaction time of the driver and the braking time must be considered. Create a proper plot of the following data.
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