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A driver driving a car of mass 1200kg at a constant speed of 72km/h is flagged down by a traffic police officer 145m away. It takes...

      

A driver driving a car of mass 1200kg at a constant speed of 72km/h is flagged down by a traffic police officer 145m
away. It takes him 2 seconds to react to the police signal and brings the car to rest by applying a constant breaking force in 10 seconds. Determine.
i) The minimum stopping distance.
ii) State whether it will hit the traffic police officer or not.

  

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sharon
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ii) The policeman will not be hit (car stops 145 - 100)m away from policeman.
sharon kalunda answered the question on May 30, 2019 at 10:09


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