A car is brought to rest from a speed of 30m/s in 2 seconds. If the driver’s reaction time is 0.3s, determine the shortest stopping...

A car is brought to rest from a speed of 30m/s in 2 seconds. If the driver’s reaction time is 0.3s, determine the shortest stopping distance.

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marto answered the question on November 13, 2019 at 11:48

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