Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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ISBN: 9781259894008
Author: W. Thomas Griffith, Juliet Brosing Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 22CQ
It is difficult to stop a car on an icy road surface. Is it also ______ difficult to accelerate a car on this same icy road? Explain.
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Physics of Everyday Phenomena
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