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2.5 Stopping and braking distances

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A high-speed dragster accelerates along a straight track and then deploys a parachute to brake to a standstill in a shutdown lane.

Suggest one reason why the design length of this shutdown lane is always much longer than the calculated minimum distance required for the dragster to stop.

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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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