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A truck traveling at 75 mi/h has a braking efficiency of 70%. The coefficient of road adhesion is 0.80. Ignoring aerodynamic resistance, determine the theoretical stopping distance on a level grade.

Respuesta :

Answer:100.36 m

Explanation:

Given

speed of truck [tex]u=75 mi/hr\approx 33.528\ m/s[/tex]

Braking efficiency of 70 %

i.e. braking declaration will be 70 % of frictional force

[tex]\mu =0.8[/tex]

[tex]a_{max}=\mu g=0.8\times 10=8 m/s^2[/tex]

effective acceleration [tex]a_{eff}=0.7\times 8=5.6\ m/s^2[/tex]

using equation of motion

[tex]v^2-u^2=2 a s[/tex]

where v=final velocity

u=initial velocity

a=acceleration or declaration

s=displacement

here v will be zero

[tex]-(33.528)^2=2(-5.6)(s)[/tex]

[tex]s=\frac{33.528^2}{2\times 5.6}[/tex]

[tex]s=100.36 m[/tex]