A car traveling at 17.2 m/s skids to a stop in 188 m from the point where the brakes were applied.
In what distance would the car have stopped had it been going 58.5 m/s , if tires and road condition were unchanged (i.e. if the acceleration were the same)?
Initial speed of the car = V1 = 17.2 m/s
Final speed of the car = V2 = 0 m/s (Comes to a stop)
Distance the car travels before stopping = D1 = 188 m
Acceleration of the car = a
V22 = V12 + 2aD1
(0)2 = (17.2)2 + 2a(188)
a = -0.7868 m/s2
New initial speed of the car = V3 = 58.5 m/s
New final speed of the car = V4 = 0 m/s
New distance the car travels before stopping = D2
All the conditions are same therefore the acceleration of the car is the same.
V42 = V32 + 2aD2
(0)2 = (58.5)2 + 2(-0.7868)D2
D2 = 2175 m
Stopping distance of the car if it is going at a speed of 58.5 m/s = 2175 m/s
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