The coefficient of friction between the tires of Shirley's 1985 Ford Coupe and the dry pavement is 0.79. She doesn't drive the car often because it's becoming an antique, but she took it out for a gentle drive yesterday.

Question

While driving, she has to suddenly and forcefully brake when the light turned red. She probably shouldn't have been texting and driving! Her car (mass = 1.37x103 kg) skids to a stop with an acceleration of _____ m/s2. Use the approximation g ≈ 10 m/s2.

Answer 1

10^3*