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Solve the Problem s=30fds = \sqrt { 30 f d }

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-Police use the formula s=30fds = \sqrt { 30 f d } to estimate the speed s of a car in miles per hour, where d\mathrm { d } is the distance in feet that the car skidded and f\mathrm { f } is the coefficient of friction. If the coefficient of friction on a certain dry road is 0.860.86 and a car was traveling on it at a rate of 60mph60 \mathrm { mph } , how far will the car skid? (Round to the nearest foot.)


A) 929ft929 \mathrm { ft }
B) 39ft39 \mathrm { ft }
C) 120ft120 \mathrm { ft }
D) 140ft140 \mathrm { ft }

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