College Physics (10th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 5MCP
If a car moving at 80 mi/h takes 400 ft to stop with uniform acceleration after its brakes are applied, how far will it take to stop under the same conditions if its initial velocity is 40 mi/h?
- A. 20 ft
- B. 50 ft
- C. 100 ft
- D. 200 ft
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