Will he be able to stop

Question

Bob is driving his 2400 kg car on a wet road at 50 mph when he sees a tree branch in the middle of the road 60 meters ahead of him and immediately slams on the breaks. If the coefficient of friction between the car’s tires and the road is 0.41, will Bob be able to stop his car before hitting the tree branch

Answer 1

Gabby,

 

Take a look at the solution to the problem you posted 2 places below this one, and then try solving using the same method.