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A car is traveling at 51.8 km/h on a flat highway.


(a) If the coefficient of friction between the road and the tires on a rainy day is 0.183, what is the minimum distance in meteres needed for the car to stop?
 May 9, 2014

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The deceleration force, F,  is F = 0.183*mass*g (g is acceleration of gravity).  This equals -mass*a, where 'a' is acceleration (deceleration) of the car, so

a = -0.183*9.81m/s2. (The negative sign just means it is slowing down.)

With constant acceleration we have the kinetic equation v2 = u2 +2as, where v = final velocity (0), u = initial velocity (51.8km/hr = 51.8*103/3600 m/s) and s is distance travelled.  So:

0 = (51.8*103/3600)2 - 2*0.183*9.81*s

 s = (51.8*103/3600)2/2*0.183*9.81

s=(51.8×1033600)2(2×0.183×9.81)s=57.6639548851094633 metres

or s ≈ 57.7 metres

 May 9, 2014
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Best Answer

The deceleration force, F,  is F = 0.183*mass*g (g is acceleration of gravity).  This equals -mass*a, where 'a' is acceleration (deceleration) of the car, so

a = -0.183*9.81m/s2. (The negative sign just means it is slowing down.)

With constant acceleration we have the kinetic equation v2 = u2 +2as, where v = final velocity (0), u = initial velocity (51.8km/hr = 51.8*103/3600 m/s) and s is distance travelled.  So:

0 = (51.8*103/3600)2 - 2*0.183*9.81*s

 s = (51.8*103/3600)2/2*0.183*9.81

s=(51.8×1033600)2(2×0.183×9.81)s=57.6639548851094633 metres

or s ≈ 57.7 metres

Alan May 9, 2014

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