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Answer 1

Police can estimate the speed of a vehicle before the brakes are applied using the formula \[0.75d=\frac{ s ^{2} }{ 30.25 }\] ,
where s is the speed in miles per hour and d is the length of the vehicle’s skid marks. What was the approximate
speed of a vehicle that left skid marks measuring 140 feet?

Answer 2

plug in 140 for d

Answer 3

A.about10 miles per hour
B.about 75miles per hour
C.about 15 miles per hour
D.about 56 miles per hour

Answer 4

how many feet are in one mile?

Answer 5

5280

Answer 6

so 140 feet would be 140/5280 of a mile or 7/264

Answer 7

\[(7/264)=s^2/30.25\]can you do it now?

Answer 8

yeah