NachoMomma
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...to hit the brakes and the? The distance that a car travels between the time that its driver makes the decision to hit the brakes and the time the car actually stops is called the braking distance. If a car is traveling at v mph, the braking distance d, in feet, is given approximately by d = v + v2/20.
A large cow is standing peacefully in the middle of a narrow road on which you are driving. As you go around a hill, you see the cow and begin to react when you are 120 feet away from it. How fast could you be going and still avoid hitting the cow? [Give your answer in mph without spaces, such as "92mph."]
A large cow is standing peacefully in the middle of a narrow road on which you are driving. As you go around a hill, you see the cow and begin to react when you are 120 feet away from it. How fast could you be going and still avoid hitting the cow? [Give your answer in mph without spaces, such as "92mph."]