A 1700 kg car moves along a horizontal road
at speed v0 = 27.5 m/s. The road is wet,
so the static friction coefficient between the
tires and the road is only µs = 0.142 and
the kinetic friction coefficient is even lower,
µk = 0.0994.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s^2.
What is the shortest possible stopping distance for the car under such conditions? Use
g = 9.81 m/s^2
and neglect the reaction time
of the driver.
