A transport vehicle with a mass of travels along a straight, level road at a constant velocity of . The driver applies the brakes, causing the vehicle to decelerate uniformly to a complete stop over a distance of . What is the magnitude of the net horizontal braking force acting on the vehicle?
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The magnitude of the net horizontal braking force is .
The magnitude of the acceleration is determined by , yielding . According to Newton's Second Law (), multiplying the mass of by results in a net braking force of .
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Anahtar Kavram
Kinematic equations for uniform deceleration and Newton's Second Law of Motion ()
Alternatif Yöntem
Find the average velocity . The stopping time is . Acceleration is , giving .
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