College Physics (10th Edition)
10th Edition
ISBN: 9780321902788
Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 44P
ǁ The drivers of two cars having equal speeds hit their brakes at the same time, but car A has three times the acceleration of car B. (a) If car A travels a distance D before stopping, how far (in terms of D) will car B go before stopping? (b) If car B stops in time T, how long (in terms of T) will it take for car A to stop?
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