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A car, moving with a speed of `50 km//hr`, can be stopped by brakes after at least `6 m`. If the same car is moving at a speed of `100 km//hr`, the minimum stopping distance isA. 6 mB. 2 mC. 18 mD. 24 m

Answer» Correct Answer - D
Using work - energy theorem `W_("total") = Delta K` i.e.., work done by stopping forces should be equal to change in the kinetic energy of car.
`-F_("stopping") xx "stopping distance" = (k_("final") - k_("initial"))`
`rArr -F_("stopping") xx s=(0 -(1)/(2)mv_("initial")^(2))`
`rArr F_("stopping") xx s = (1)/(2) mv_("inital")^(2)`
As stopping force is same for both the cars, hence
`s prop v_("initial")^(2)`
`rArr (s_(1))/(s_(2)) = ((v_("initial")^(2))_(1))/((v_("Initial")^(2))_(2))`
or `(6)/(s_(2))=((v_("initial")^(2))_(1))/((v_("initial")^(2))_(2)) = ((50)/(100))^(2) rArr s_(2) = 24 m`.


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