Inactive Tutor answered 05/17/22
d = kr^2
if you stop in 80 feet going 40mph then
80 =k(40)^2
k=80/1600 = 1/20
d = (1/20)r^2
r^2 = 20d
r^2 =20(320) = 6400
r = sqr6400
r = 80 mph is the speed where you can stop in 320 feet
Makayla E.
asked 05/17/22The stopping distance d of a car after the brakes have been applied varies directly as the square of the speed r. If a car traveling 40 mph can stop in 80 ft, how fast can a car travel and still stop in 320 ft?
Inactive Tutor answered 05/17/22
d = kr^2
if you stop in 80 feet going 40mph then
80 =k(40)^2
k=80/1600 = 1/20
d = (1/20)r^2
r^2 = 20d
r^2 =20(320) = 6400
r = sqr6400
r = 80 mph is the speed where you can stop in 320 feet
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