The parachute on a race car of weight 8,810 N opens at the end of a quarter-mile run when the car is traveling at 39 m/s. What total retarding force must be supplied by the parachute to stop the car in a distance of 1,055 m? (Give the magnitude.)N

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The parachute on a race car of weight 8,810 N opens at the end of a quarter-mile run when the car is traveling at 39 m/s. What total retarding force must be supplied by the parachute to stop the car in a distance of 1,055 m? (Give the magnitude.)
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