. Texas Highway Patrol Officers determine the speed a car was traveling when the driver slammed on the brakes by measuring the length of the skid marks left by the tires. The speed of a car on dry pavement can be determined using the function f (x)= v/24x where x is the length of the skid marks in feet. The graph below shows the length of skid marks for several cars. Length of Skid Marks 160 140 140 120 100 06- 80 60 45 40 20 Ford 'Honda' Chevy ' Toyota ' Type of Car Rounded to the nearest hundredth, what is the speed of the FORD in simplest form? Length (feet)

. Texas Highway Patrol Officers determine the speed a car was traveling when the driver slammed on the brakes by measuring the length of the skid marks left by the tires. The speed of a car on dry pavement can be determined using the function f (x)= v/24x where x is the length of the skid marks in feet. The graph below shows the length of skid marks for several cars. Length of Skid Marks 160 140 140 120 100 06- 80 60 45 40 20 Ford 'Honda' Chevy ' Toyota ' Type of Car Rounded to the nearest hundredth, what is the speed of the FORD in simplest form? Length (feet)

Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018

18th Edition

ISBN:9780079039897

Author:Carter

Publisher:Carter

Chapter9: Quadratic Functions And Equations

Section9.6: Solving Quadratic Equations By Using The Quadratic Formula

Problem 64PFA

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