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A 615 kg car was involved in an accident. The accepted coefficient of friction between concrete and rubber is 0.65. The skid marks left by the car are 18.6m long. How was was the car moving when it hit the brakes?

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The friction force is given by:

Where N is the normal force. Since the car is moving on a horizontal surface, the normal force is the force the surface applies on the car due ...

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