Physics: Principles with Applications
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Author: Douglas C. Giancoli
Publisher: Addison-Wesley
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Chapter 2, Problem 31P
Detemine the stopping distances for an automobile going a constant intial speed of 95 km/h and human reaction time of 0.40s: (a) for an acceleration a=- 3.0 m/s2, (b) for a=-6.0 m/s2.
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