University Physics (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780133969290
Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.36P
CP An advertisement claims that a particular automobile can “stop on a dime.” What net force would be necessary to stop a 850-kg automobile traveling initially at 45.0 km/h in a distance equal to the diameter of a dime. 1.8 cm?
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