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23 April, 20:05

A car of mass m=1000kg is traveling at speed v and brakes. The skid marks are 20m long and the coefficient of kinetic friction is. 5. Find the speed v in m/s and in mph. How would your answer change if the mass of the car were 2000kg?

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  1. 23 April, 23:02
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    v = 14 m/s

    = 31.3 mph

    The answer would be the same if the mass of the car were 2000 kg

    Explanation:

    Let V be the final velocity of the car after skidding, and v be the initial velocity of the car. Let a be the acceleration of the car and Δx be the distance the car travels after applying brakes (length of the skid marks). Let Fk be the force of friction between the tyres and the road. Let N be the normal force exerted on the car and μ be the co efficient of kinetic friction.

    V^2 = v^2 + 2*a*Δx

    Now V, the final velocity is zero as the car stops

    0 = v^2 + 2*a*Δx

    v^2 = - 2*a*Δx

    v = √-2*a*Δx ... *

    Now applying Newton's Second Law

    Fnet = m*a

    -Fk = m*a

    -μ*N = m*a

    -μ*m*g = m*a (The mass cancels out)

    a = - μ*g

    Substituting the value of a back to equation *

    v = √-2 * (-μ*g) * Δx

    v = √-2 * (-0.5*9.8) * 20

    v = 14 m/s

    Therefore the speed the car was travelling with v = 14 m/s

    which is equal to 31.3 mph

    Now if you were to change the mass of the car to 2000 kg the value for v would still be the same. As it is seen above mass cancels out so it does not influence or affect the value of the velocity obtained.
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