Q. An 810 kg sports car collides into the rear end of a 2000kg SUV stopped at a red light. The bumpers lock, the brakes are locked, and the two cars skid forward 2.5 m before stopping. The police officer, knowing that the coefficient of kinetic friction between tires and road is 0.80, computes the speed of the sports car at impact. What was that speed?
Q. Police determine skid marks 83 m long on the highway showing where the car made an emergency stop. Assume that the acceleration was -10 m/s2 (about the highest for dry pavement), how fast was the car going?