68: The maximum braking acceleration of a car on a dry road is about 8.0 m/s². If two cars move head-on toward each other at 88 km/h (55 mi/h), and their drivers brake when they're 85 m apart, will they collide? If so, at what relative speed? If not, how far apart will they be when they stop? H to

68: The maximum braking acceleration of a car on a dry road is about 8.0 m/s². If two cars move head-on toward each other at 88 km/h (55 mi/h), and their drivers brake when they're 85 m apart, will they collide? If so, at what relative speed? If not, how far apart will they be when they stop? H to

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Chapter3: Two-dimensional Kinematics

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68: The maximum braking acceleration of a car on a dry road is about
8.0 m/s². If two cars move head-on toward each other at 88 km/h (55 mi/h), and their drivers
brake when they're 85 m apart, will they collide? If so, at what relative speed? If not, how far
apart will they be when they stop? H.

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