A student trying to test the braking ability of her car determined that she needed 19.5 ft more to stop her car when driving downhill on a road segment of 5% grade than when driving downhill at the same speed along another segment of 3.5% grade. Determine the speed at which the student conducted her test and the braking distance on the 5% grade if the student is traveling at the test speed in the uphill direction.

A student trying to test the braking ability of her car determined that she needed 19.5 ft more to stop her car when driving downhill on a road segment of 5% grade than when driving downhill at the same speed along another segment of 3.5% grade. Determine the speed at which the student conducted her test and the braking distance on the 5% grade if the student is traveling at the test speed in the uphill direction.

Traffic and Highway Engineering

5th Edition

ISBN:9781305156241

Author:Garber, Nicholas J.

Publisher:Garber, Nicholas J.

Chapter3: Characteristics Of The Driver, The Pedestrian, The Bicyclist, The Vehicle, and The Road

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12P

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