Question: A car [ W = 2 2 0 0 lb , CD = 0 . 2 5 , Af = 2 1 . 5 ft

A car [W =2200 lb, CD =0.25, Af =21.5 ft2] has an
antilock braking system that gives it a braking
efficiency of 100%. The cars stopping distance is
tested on a level roadway with poor, wet pavement
(with tires at the point of impending skid), and \rho =
0.00238 slugs/ft3. How inaccurate will the stopping
distance predicted by the practical-stopping-
distance equation be compared with the
theoretical stopping distance, assuming the car is
initially traveling at 60 mi/h? How inaccurate will
the practical-stopping-distance equation be if the
same car has a braking efficiency of 85%?

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