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ankoles [38]
1 year ago
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when a traffic accident is investigated, it is common for the length of the skid marks to be measured. how could this informatio

n be used to estimate the initial speed of the vehicle that left the skid marks?
Physics
1 answer:
Dvinal [7]1 year ago
6 0

This information could be used in the following ways: the braking distance of a skidding car will depend on its initial speed and the coefficient of kinetic friction.

Thus, if the coefficient of friction is known the initial speed can be determined from the length of the skid marks.

What do you mean by Initial speed?

Initial speed can be described as  how fast an object travels when gravity first applies force on the object. It can be represented in the form of (u) and is generally measured in metres per second (m/s).

It can be represented in three ways.

  • v2=u2+2as
  • v=u+at
  • s=ut+0.5at2

Through these formulas we can calculate the initial speed of any object. It helps in understanding various velocities, time principles.

To know more about initial speed from the given link

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