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2.5 Stopping and braking distances

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An engineer is modelling the braking distance of a car of mass m m\,m decelerating to rest on a horizontal road under a constant braking force FFF.

Describe how the engineer could adapt this model to investigate the effect of a downward incline of angle θ \theta\,θ to the horizontal on the car's braking distance.

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2.5 Stopping and braking distances Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /2.5 Stopping and braking distances

39 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Physics 2.5 Stopping and braking distances, covering 2.5.1 Stopping distance and reaction time, 2.5.2 Factors affecting stopping distance, 2.5.3 Dangers of large decelerations, and 2.5.4 Braking distance and initial speed. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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