Given the average reaction time for a driver is 0.8 s (time it takes to avoid an accident) and a maximum deceleration of 3 ft/s^2, find the shortest stopping distance for a driver traveling at 45 mph. Compare this to a driver reading a single text message (assume 3 seconds) and find the speed, v, of the texting driver at the distance where a non-texter would have stopped.

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