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A Car Is Going 85 Feet Per Second and the Driver

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A car is going 85 feet per second and the driver puts on the brakes, bringing the car to a stop in 5 seconds.Assume the deceleration of the car is constant while the brakes are on.Suppose a second car is traveling the same speed and the brakes are twice as strong (can stop the car twice as fast) as those in the first car.How far does the second car travel before it stops?


A) Half as far as the first car.
B) Twice as far as the first car.
C) The same distance as the first car.
D) Four times as far as the first car.
E) One-fourth as far as the first car.

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