Question

Rona was driving on an asphalt road that had a 35 mile per hour speed limit posted. A lrr r deer jumped out from the side of the road causing Rona to slam on her brakes. Her tires left three skid marks of lengths 70 ft., 72ft., and71ft. The road had a drag factor of .78. Her brakes were operating at 95% efficiency. The police gave Rona a ticket for speeding. Rona insisted that she was driving under the speed limit. Who was correct (the police or Rona)

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is "The cops were correct because the average speed would have been about 39.73 miles per hour as per the calculations."

Step-by-step explanation:

Finding the average skid distance:

$Average=\frac{70+71+72}{3}=\frac{213}{3}=71$

Calculating the skid:  

$S=\sqrt{30 \times D \times f\times n}$  

   $=\sqrt{30 \times 71 \times 0.78\times 0.95}\\\\=\sqrt{1,578.33}\\\\=39.73$