(a) Show that the minimum stopping distance for an automobile traveling on a level road at speed...

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(a) Show that the minimum stopping distance for an automobile traveling on a level road at speed v is equal to v2 / (2 μsg), where μs is the coefficient of static friction between the tires and the road, and g is the acceleration of gravity.

(b) What is this distance for a 1200-kg car traveling 95 km/h if μs = 0.65?

(c) What would it be if the car were on the Moon (the acceleration of gravity on the Moon is about g 6) but all else stayed the same?

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